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Andy Kostka

Orioles Beat Writer at The Baltimore Banner

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  • 1 week ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Andy Kostka

    NEW YORK — The thing about ballpark dimensions is that they’re the same for both teams playing there that night, so for all the hand-wringing the short right-field porch at Yankee Stadium brings onlookers, it can also bring a visiting team a gift. Ramón Urías and the Orioles received that gift in the eighth inning Friday night, when his 337-foot fly ball to right field sneaked over the fence. It was the shortest home run of Urías’ career by a 26-foot margin, and yet it counts the same.

  • 1 week ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Andy Kostka

    Mariah Gonzalez was enjoying Father’s Day with members of her family Sunday night at South Lido Beach in Sarasota, Florida, but she kept an eye on the jet skis she described as driving “recklessly” around the beach area. Multiple personal watercraft were “extremely close to boats and the children that were in the water,” Gonzalez said in a phone interview Wednesday.

  • 1 week ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Andy Kostka

    Luis Guevara, a 19-year-old Orioles minor league player, died after he was in a personal watercraft crash in Florida on Sunday, the team announced Tuesday. “Luis was a beloved member of our organization, and we are devastated following his tragic passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends, and teammates and we ask for their continued privacy during this difficult time,” said Mike Elias, the Orioles’ general manager.

  • 1 week ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Andy Kostka

    The Orioles postponed Monday’s Florida Complex League game against the FCL Twins after some minor league players were involved in a personal watercraft crash in Sarasota, Florida, on Sunday. In a statement, an Orioles spokesperson acknowledged that “some of our players were involved in a jet ski accident in Sarasota, Florida” on Sunday.

  • 1 week ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Andy Kostka

    Héctor Neris assured him the blisters that formed along the inside of Seranthony Domínguez’s index finger were nothing to worry about. “That can happen,” Neris told Domínguez as they trained together last winter in the Dominican Republic. Let the skin heal, Neris said, regrowing stronger, and the next time Domínguez stretched his index finger and middle finger along the sides of the baseball, it would feel more natural. Neris, a longtime reliever, was right.

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Andy Kostka
Andy Kostka @afkostka
13 Jun 25

RT @AllBannerSports: Grayson Rodriguez, unsure what’s causing lat injuries, hopeful he can pitch for Orioles this season https://t.co/8Ittw…

Andy Kostka
Andy Kostka @afkostka
13 Jun 25

Colton Cowser has soreness after striking the wall last night, and he’s out of the lineup tonight. Tony Mansolino said he thinks Cowser could be available off the bench

Andy Kostka
Andy Kostka @afkostka
13 Jun 25

Grayson Rodriguez said the focus is figuring out what is causing the lat injuries (three in four years), be it mechanics or weight room work. He’s on the 60-day IL with one currently. He’s continuing a throwing program