PHOENIX, ARIZONA - JULY 24: Anthony Santander #25 of the Baltimore Orioles gestures to the sky after hitting a solo home run off of Taylor Clarke #45 of the Arizona Diamondbacks during the fourth inning at Chase Field on July 24, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)
The Baltimore Orioles are in last place in the AL East, and nine games outside of a Wild Card spot.
Baltimore finished the 2024 season with a 91-71 record, which was good enough for second place in the AL East. Unfortunately for the Orioles, the Kansas City Royals defeated them in two games in the wild-card round.
During free agency, Baltimore added veteran pitchers Kyle Gibson and Charlie Morton. The team also signed Tomoyuki Sugano from the Yomiuri Giants of the Nippon Professional Baseball League in Japan.
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Even with a successful 2024 season and adding multiple veteran pitchers, Baltimore got off to a rocky start. Through 43 games, the Orioles were 15-28, which led to the firing of manager Brandon Hyde.
Hyde wasn’t the only member of the Orioles who was let go, as Gibson was released one day after Hyde. Gibson only pitched in four games during the 2025 season, with a record of 0-3 and a 16.78 ERA.
Overall, pitching has not been a strength for Baltimore this season.
Baltimore is in the bottom two for batting average against and home runs allowed. It’s also in the bottom five for ERA, walks, and hits per inning pitched (WHIP).
The Orioles have also struggled offensively this season.
Ryan O’Hearn, Gunnar Henderson, Ramon Laureano and Jackson Holliday have been bright spots, but overall, Baltimore hasn’t been able to put it all together at the plate during its 2025 campaign.
Baltimore is in the bottom 10 for batting average, on-base percentage, strikeouts and runs.
Injuries have plagued the Orioles this season. Henderson started the season on the injured list, which prompted a slow start.
Star catcher Adley Rutschman, first baseman Ryan Mountcastle, and backup catcher Gary Sanchez are currently on the injured list. Pitchers Kyle Bradish, Felix Bautista, Tyler Wells and Grayson Rodriguez are also on the injured list.
The Orioles have already shown signs of selling, as reliever Gregory Soto was traded to the New York Mets for two prospects.
Baltimore is nine games outside of the last Wild Card spot, so it will be an interesting team to monitor, as the team could look to move on from more veteran players.
The Baltimore Orioles’ odds to make the postseason are +1800. Its odds of making noise in the postseason are unlikely, as Vegas gives Baltimore +25000 odds to win the American League, and +100000 odds to win the World Series.
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