Corey McLaughlin

1 week ago | baltimoremagazine.com | Corey McLaughlin

Many people first saw Baltimore City Fire Department Chief James Wallace in the predawn of March 26, 2024, delivering the first information about the Key Bridge collapse. “Everybody ready,” Wallace said to reporters at a staging area in the westbound lanes of Fort Armistead Road in Hawkins Point. Wearing a navy blue BCFD baseball hat, he then introduced himself and other officials, and began detailing what he knew.

1 month ago | baltimoremagazine.com | Corey McLaughlin

After what became Brandon Hyde’s final game as Orioles manager on Friday night at Camden Yards—a befuddling and disheartening 4-3 loss to the Washington Nationals—he didn’t have a clear answer for what happened. “Kind of disbelief, honestly,” Hyde said in the O’s media room, beneath the seats behind home plate. O’s closer Félix Bautista, a reliable fan-favorite, ultimately gave the game away with a mental error in the ninth inning.

1 month ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Corey McLaughlin

Tomoyuki Sugano arrived at Camden Yards on Saturday just before 3:15 p.m. and strolled calmly into the home clubhouse, earbuds in. Locked in. He looked over the scouting report provided in his locker, dressed and headed down a hall to begin the rest of his pregame prep. More than three hours later, he exited the dugout, bound for the bullpen, carrying his glove in his left hand, and started dashing through calisthenics in center field.

1 month ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Corey McLaughlin

As the Orioles long for a stronger, healthier starting pitching rotation, a big help may be on the way soon. Opening day starter Zach Eflin, who has been on the injured list because of a strained right lat muscle suffered in early April, was in the O’s clubhouse before Saturday’s game against Kansas City and said he plans for his rehab start Sunday afternoon with the High-A Aberdeen IronBirds to be his last before returning to the O’s rotation. “That’s where my mind’s at,” Eflin said.

2 months ago | baltimoremagazine.com | Corey McLaughlin

On his drive to the stadium Monday morning, Orioles veteran first baseman Ryan O’Hearn noticed things looked different. In some ways, it felt as if he hadn’t left six months ago. The sights of Camden Yards, the brick B&O Warehouse, the stadium lights, and the route to the clubhouse are all familiar after a few years here. But in one big way, the scene before 10 a.m. around Oriole Park was distinct.