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Posted by John Tayman On 02/03/2017

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REPORT/WORKOUT DATES Pitchers and catchers will report on Monday, February 13 and hold their first workout on Tuesday, February 14. Position players join them for the first full-squad workout on Thursday, February 17. The Ed Smith Stadium complex will open to media on Monday, February 13.

STADIUM: Ed Smith Stadium (eighth season) 2700 12th Street Sarasota, FL 34237 Phone: 941-893-6300

PUBLIC RELATIONS: Main PR Number: 941-893-6300 Kristen Hudak 703-966-0334 Jim Misudek 678-662-5652 Chris Martrich 484-330-0616

MEDIA CREDENTIALS: Requests for daily credentials pertaining to Orioles home Spring Training games and workouts MUST be made via the MLB credentials site at https://credentials.mlb.com. Attached please find a media advisory detailing new credential procedures. Please contact Chris Martrich ([email protected] with any questions pertaining to Spring Training credentials. Requests for credentials at other venues must be completed at https://credentials.mlb.com via the home club’s application.

All media must sign the MLB Terms & Conditions form at the Orioles’ Public Relations Office in the Baseball Operations Center (1090 Euclid Avenue) before receiving credentials. Your signature acknowledges that you understand and will follow the MLB Terms & Conditions and the rules on these pages. Failure to comply may result in loss of credential privileges.

MEDIA PARKING: Media parking is available on 11th Street. Please note that a parking permit is required to park in this area. Parking permits will be left with the attendant stationed on 11th Street. All those with an Orioles daily media credential will automatically be added to the parking list. BBWAA card holders or those issued MLB credentials should contact Chris Martrich ([email protected]) in the Orioles Public Relations Department to be added to the parking list.

WORKOUT SCHEDULE: Full squad workouts begin February 17 at approximately 9:30 a.m. and will last until approximately 12:30 p.m. until games begin on February 24.

GAME DAY SCHEDULE:

Day Game Times: 1:05 p.m. O’s infield: 10:00 – 10:10 a.m. Visitors hit: 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. O’s hit: 10:15 – 11:30 a.m. Visitors infield: 12:30 – 12:40 p.m.

Night Game Times: 6:05 p.m. O’s infield: 3:00 - 3:10 p.m. Visitors hit: 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. O’s hit: 3:15 - 4:30 p.m. Visitors infield: 5:30 - 5:40 p.m.

PHOTO DAY: Monday, February 20, at 7:00 a.m. Credentials MUST be applied for via https://credentials.mlb.com Reservations required; email location requests to [email protected] Must bring own props Media will need to arrive on time to participate in Photo Day Only the following media entities will be considered for Photo Day: licensees and rights-holders Nationally-recognized wire services Daily newspapers that cover the Orioles regularly in Baltimore

FIELD/CLUBHOUSE ACCESS: Workouts: The Orioles clubhouse is open to credentialed media from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. on workout days. Until the game schedule begins on February 24, the clubhouse will open after workouts for a period of up to one hour.

Games: The Orioles clubhouse is open to credentialed media prior to day games from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. (open from 1:00-2:00 p.m. prior to home night games) and after games. Media are not permitted in the clubhouse at any other times without permission from the Orioles Public Relations Department.

Prior to road day games, the Orioles clubhouse will open at home from 8:00-9:00 a.m. only and will not reopen for afternoon availability.

Page 1 Mandatory team or MLB meetings may cause the clubhouse to be closed during the open media times; please check with the Orioles Public Relations Department one day ahead of scheduled interviews and also check @OriolesPR on Twitter for changes.

Interviews must be conducted before and after workouts. No interviews are allowed while the team is engaged in a workout or pregame drills. Media may not be in the clubhouse when players are scheduled to be on the field for workouts without permission from the Orioles Public Relations Department.

Still photographers are not permitted in the clubhouse without permission from the Orioles Public Relations Department.

Media are asked to stay off the dirt circle surrounding the batting cage in order for players and staff to work efficiently and free of interruption.

Weight room, training room, and bathroom areas, as well as clubhouse food and drink areas, are off limits to media at all times. Media may not take photographs, video, or conduct interviews at the batting tunnel without permission from the Orioles Public Relations Department. Food and drinks are strictly prohibited in the clubhouse.

INTERVIEW REQUESTS: All requests for players and staff to appear live on radio or television shows, in-person or as a phone-in, and other requests for lengthy sit-down interviews, either live or taped, must be scheduled through the Orioles Public Relations Department and not with the individuals themselves. This will avoid conflicts in commitments for the player or staff member. Media who fail to comply with these directives may have their credential revoked.

MANAGER INTERVIEWS: Orioles Manager BUCK SHOWALTER will meet with the media after the team works out each day. Once the game schedule begins, he will be available before games when the team begins batting practice and again in the press conference room in the Baseball Operations Center after the game ends. All requests for one-on-one interviews must be made in advance through the Orioles Public Relations Department. Any changes to the manager’s media availability will be announced on Twitter via @OriolesPR.

NO PROMOS/TAGLINES: Broadcast media may not request players and other team personnel to record station promotions, “tags,” or “bumpers”. This right is reserved for Orioles broadcast rightsholders and affiliates. Failure to adhere will result in loss of credential privileges.

PHOTO LOCATIONS: Workouts: Credentialed photographers must stay between first and third base and on the warning track for safety and to avoid interference with the workouts.

Games: Credentialed photographers must shoot from photo positions located at the ends of each dugout. Photographers are permitted to roam the stands; however, they must be cognizant of fans and must move immediately if asked to do so.

*No photos allowed in the clubhouse*

NO AUTOGRAPHS: Media may not seek or solicit autographs at any time, whether for themselves or on behalf of another person or entity. Media who violate this policy will lose credential privileges for themselves and their company as well.

NO CELL PHONES: Media may not use cell phones, with the exception of recording audio, in the clubhouse at any time without prior permission from an Orioles Public Relations representative. The use of cell phones to disseminate information via text, e-mail, tweet, or other forms of social media will result in the credential being revoked and ejection from the ballpark.

Cell phones may not be used to capture pictures or video in the clubhouse at any time.

Violators will lose clubhouse privileges.

LIVE TRANSMISSIONS: In compliance with Major League Baseball’s Terms and Conditions (available in full at www.MLBpressbox.com), any video related to “Games” (Major League Baseball games, workouts, activities and events) captured within the ballpark, and carried online, must be limited to 120 seconds and cannot be carried live. No live or taped audio or video is permitted to be captured from 45 minutes prior to a scheduled Game time until that Game has concluded, and a manager’s pregame interview or other content may not be transmitted live.

MINOR LEAGUE COMPLEX:

Buck O’Neil Baseball Complex Twin Lakes Park 6700 Clark Road Sarasota, FL 34241 Phone: 941-893-6350

Pitchers and catchers report March 3. Position players report March 7. The first game will be played March 15.

PR TWITTER: The Orioles Public Relations department has a Twitter account, @OriolesPR. Media are asked to follow this account for daily notes and informational updates about the team.

VIDEO/AUDIO HIGHLIGHTS: From February 13-24, the Orioles will make raw “B” roll footage of workouts and interviews with players and staff available via www.oriolespressbox.com. Also, daily interviews will be uploaded in .mp3 format for radio broadcasts. New footage will be uploaded each afternoon for both television and radio outlets. Media outlets that do not already have an account with MLB.com will be prompted to create one at the www.oriolespressbox.com homepage.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS: The Orioles will make game highlights available to local TV affiliates via FTP for non-televised games for select dates this spring. The list of dates and information about downloading these highlights will be provided at a later time.

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