Melvin Mora

Angels pound Diamondbacks in 7-2 rout

2011-03-06 16:33:21

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Orioles first baseman Chris Davis leaves game with right knee injury

2013-05-03 20:28:00

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Orioles first baseman Chris Davis left Friday night’s game against the Los Angeles Angels in the middle of the fifth inning with what was initially diagnosed by the teams as a right knee injury. Davis hobbled off the field after...

Orioles' Chris Davis named American League Player of the Month for April

2013-05-02 18:49:00

First baseman Chris Davis was voted the American League Player of the Month for April, becoming the first Oriole to earn that honor since Melvin Mora in August 2008. Davis hit .348 (32-for-92) with eight doubles, nine home runs, 28 RBIs, 19 runs scored...

Reviewing umpire video review calls involving the Orioles

2013-04-18 04:30:00

One of the things that may have gotten lost in the Orioles' 6-2 loss to the Rays on Wednesday night is that Adam Jones’ two-run homer in the third inning was overturned by umpires after a video review of the play. By my count – and I’m...

Digest: Ravens' Brigance to receive Community Service Award

2013-01-16 21:52:00

Sports Legends Museum Ravens' Brigance to receive Community Service Award The Babe Ruth Birthplace Foundation announced that it will present former Ravens player O.J. Brigance and his wife, Chanda, with its Community Service Award at the annual "Babe'...

Venezuelan pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez has potential to be big league starter one day

2012-11-12 04:00:00

One of the examples I often use to illustrate the Orioles’ awful international scouting record in the recent past is this one: The organization has never in its history signed, developed and then promoted a native Venezuelan to the big leagues. It&...

Have-not former Orioles happy for current team

2012-10-04 16:10:00

It has been nearly five years since he set foot in Camden Yards. But if the Orioles advance to host American League Division Series games this weekend, Jay Gibbons will be there, clad in orange and black, whooping it up in the cheap seats with a mob of...

Orioles right fielder Chris Davis homers in fifth straight game

2012-10-01 22:19:00

Orioles right fielder Chris Davis continued his recent tear at the plate Monday night in the Orioles' 5-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Davis' two-run homer in the ninth off Rays reliever Kyle Farnsworth, his career-high�32nd of the...

Orioles' Jason Hammel places third in AL All-Star Game final vote

2012-07-05 15:34:00

Orioles right-hander Jason Hammel finished third in the AL All-Star Game final vote fan balloting, which concluded Thursday afternoon. As expected, Rangers rookie right-hander Yu Darvish won the vote. White Sox right-hander Jake Peavy placed second....

Notebook: O's right fielder Markakis misses first game of season

2012-05-30 19:39:00

Orioles right fielder Nick Markakismissed his first game of the season Wednesday night, forced to watch his team's series finale against the Toronto Blue Jaysfrom the dugout with his right hand and wrist wrapped tightly. The extent of Markakis' injury,...

Mora says he isn't retired from major league baseball

2012-01-11 16:21:00

Melvin Mora’s retirement has been greatly exaggerated. Or at least exaggerated for this country, he claims. A report out of Venezuela last month said that Mora, who played most of his career with the Orioles, issued a tearful retirement...

A little Endy love

2011-12-20 14:27:00

The Orioles made the signing of outfielder Endy Chavez official Tuesday. The 33-year-old agreed to a one-year, $1.5 million deal with additional performance incentives that could be worth an additional $500,000. Chavez hit .301 with a .323 on-base...

Any time you can dust off an old Melvin Mora quote, it's a good thing. Mora uttered the above phrase in December 2005, when the Orioles signed catcher Ramon Hernandez but failed to improve the starting pitching staff. Mora is no longer in pro ball, but the familiar refrain in Baltimore remains true.

2012-07-11 00:00:00

Melvin Mora of the Colorado Rockies waits for a throw as Tony Gwynn Jr. of the San Diego Padres tries to steal second base during a spring training game in Tucson.

2010-03-23 00:00:00

Orioles third baseman Melvin Mora, who played his 1,256th game with the club Sunday, touches his heart as fans give him a standing ovation after the sixth inning.

2009-10-04 00:00:00