BALTIMORE ORIOLES GAME NOTES EXHIBITION GAME 1 SUNDAY, JULY 19, 2020 • CITIZENS BANK PARK • PHILADELPHIA, PA BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES • 6:05 PM ET TV: MLB.TV TONIGHT’S GAME WELCOME BACK: The Orioles play their first of three exhibition games tonight against the The Orioles play the Phillies in their first of Phillies…It is the clubs first game against another opponent since March 11 when they traveled three exhibition games…RHP Thomas to Dunedin to take on the Blue Jays in Grapefruit League play (130 days)…The Orioles will play Eshelman will make the start for the their other two exhibition games against the Washington Nationals, with tomorrow’s game being O’s…These two teams met twice during at Oriole Park and Tuesday’s game at Nationals Park. Grapefruit League play, with each club winning once…The two teams will meet SEASON OUTLOOK: The Orioles will open the 2020 season on Friday July 24 at Boston…It will three times during the regular season, with be the latest season opener in MLB history…It will be the first time the Orioles have opened a the Orioles making a return trip to Citizens season in Boston since 1966…The O’s will play 60 games over 66 days, wrapping up the season Bank Park for a three-game series from on Sunday, September 27 in Toronto…They will play each AL East divisional foe 10 times, while August 11-13. also playing a mixture of 20 games against NL East opponents…All 60 of the Orioles games will TONIGHT’S PITCHERS be played in the Eastern time zone…The Orioles will be a part of three different home openers to start the season, including Boston’s on July 24, Miami’s on July 27, and their own on July 29. ORIOLES: RHP Thomas Eshelman, RHP Miguel Castro, RHP Cody Carroll, LHP MEANS IS THE MAN: LHP John Means has been named the Orioles Opening Day Starter…It Tanner Scott, RHP Cole Sulser will be Means’ first career Opening Day start and his second Opening Day roster…Means finished PHILLIES: RHP Zach Wheeler, LHP José second in the AL Rookie of the Year voting in 2019…Means led all Orioles pitchers in wins (12), Álvarez, RHP Reggie McClain, RHP Victor ERA (3.60), Quality Starts (11), and WHIP (1.14) during the 2019 season...According to Baseball- Arano, RHP Trevor Kelley Reference.com, Means finished 2019 leading the O’s with a WAR (wins above replacement) of 4.3, the highest mark among AL rookies. MONDAY’S PITCHERS ORIOLES: RHP Alex Cobb 60-MAN PLAYER POOL: The Orioles currently have 56 of the allotted 60 players on their 60-man roster…This list includes nine of the Orioles top 12 prospects: No. 1 Adley Rutschman, No. 3 DL NATIONALS: RHP Stephen Strasburg Hall, No. 4 Ryan Mountcastle, No. 5 Austin Hays, No. 7 Yusniel Diaz, No. 8 Michael Baumann, TOMORROW’S SCHEDULE No. 9 Dean Kremer, No. 11 Keegan Akin, and No. 12 Hunter Harvey, according to MLB.com…The Orioles are using their Double-A affiliate, the Bowie Baysox, stadium as their The Orioles will head back to Baltimore to secondary camp site. play their lone home exhibition game against the Washington Nationals…RHP 40-MAN ROSTER BREAKDOWN: The Orioles currently have 39 players on their 40-man roster, Alex Cobb makes the start in his final tune with two players on the 60-day Injured List (Richie Martin and Trey Mancini)…13 of the 39 players up before the season gets underway…The are home grown O’s…29 of the 39 are under the age of 30…13 of the 39 have been added since game is slotted to start at 6:05 p.m. and will the conclusion of the 2019 season. be broadcasted on MASN. 2020 DRAFT PICKS SPRING TRAINING RECAP: The Orioles played 19 games in Grapefruit League play before the shutdown, playing to a record of 9-7-3…At the time their 18 stolen bases were tied for the most as Round Player Position a team in the Grapefruit League, while their .257 batting average ranked tied for second. 1 (2) Heston Kjerstad OF CBA (30) Jordan Westburg SS 2 (39) Hudson Haskin OF THE #F16HT AGAINST COLON CANCER: Orioles INF/OF TREY MANCINI will team up with the 3 (74) Anthony Servideo SS Colorectal Cancer Alliance to raise awareness for colon cancer…Mancini will participate in the 4 (103) Coby Mayo 3B organization’s “Never Too Young” advisory board, which advocates for all young-onset patients 5 (133) Carter Baumler RHP and survivors…In support of Mancini’s fight and his partnership with the Colorectal Cancer Alliance, the Orioles are selling #F16HT t-shirts to benefit the Alliance…All net proceeds from the O’s TOP 10 PROSPECTS t-shirts will benefit the Colorectal Cancer Alliance Patient and Family Support Services…The shirts Player Position are available for purchase for $25, sold exclusively on Orioles.com/Auctions. 1) Adley Rutschman C 2) Grayson Rodriguez RHP TIP OF THE CAP: In May of this year, longtime Baltimore Sun sportswriter, Peter Schmuck 3) DL Hall LHP retired…Schmuck began his writing career in California, covering the Angels and Dodgers for the 4) Ryan Mountcastle INF/OF Orange County Register, before moving to Baltimore and joining The Sun in 1990…A six-time 5) Austin Hays OF recipient of the Maryland Sportswriter of the Year Award, Schmuck has been a household name 6) Gunnar Henderson INF in the Maryland sports world for the past three decades…Enjoy your retirement, Schmuck! 7) Yusniel Diaz OF 8) Michael Baumann RHP 2020 MEDIA REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES: For 7:35 p.m. games, members of the media 9) Dean Kremer RHP will be permitted inside Oriole Park four hours before first pitch and must arrive by two hours before 10) Zac Lowther LHP first pitch…The media gate will be open from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m…For 1:05 p.m. games, members of *According to MLB.com the media will be permitted inside Oriole Park three hours before first pitch and must arrive by one hour before first pitch…The media gate will be open from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m…Game O’S FIRST ROAD TRIP/HOME STAND broadcast TV crews will be permitted inside Oriole Park four and a half hours before first pitch…Media must leave the ballpark no later than 90 minutes following the conclusion of 1 JUL 24 at BOS 7:30 p.m. ET MASN postgame interviews, but are encouraged to leave as soon as they can…All access times are 2 JUL 25 at BOS 1:35 p.m. ET MASN subject to change…Writing media will have access only to the press box, photographers will have 3 JUL 26 at BOS 1:35 p.m. ET MASN2 access only to designated photo and work areas, broadcasters will have access only to the broadcast booths, and broadcast TV crews will have access only to their designated areas…The 4 JUL 27 at MIA 7:10 p.m. ET MASN2 Orioles will not issue any season credentials for the 2020 season…BBWAA cards, including gold 5 JUL 28 at MIA 7:10 p.m. ET MASN2 cards, will not be honored during workouts or the regular season…All media who wish to cover 6 JUL 29 vs. MIA 7:35 p.m. ET MASN workouts or games must submit a daily application…Please visit oriolespressbox.com to view the 7 JUL 30 vs. MIA 7:35 p.m. ET MASN2 full media regulations and guidelines document, as well as for any other gameday information, 8 JUL 31 vs. TB 7:35 p.m. ET MASN2 notes, rosters, and the Orioles 2020 media guide. 9 AUG 1 vs. TB 7:35 p.m. ET MASN2 COACHING STAFF: The Orioles announced their 2020 Major League Coaching Staff on 10 AUG 2 vs. TB 1:35 p.m. ET MASN2 December 23, 2019…They named Fredi González as Major League Coach, Darren Holmes as 11 AUG 3 vs. NYY 7:35 p.m. ET MASN Bullpen Coach, and Anthony Sanders as First Base Coach…José Hernández shifts from Major 12 AUG 4 vs. NYY 7:35 p.m. ET MASN League Coach to Assistant Hitting Coach, while all other coaches remain in their same positions 13 AUG 5 vs. NYY 7:35 p.m. ET MASN from the 2019 season: Doug Brocail as Pitching Coach, Tim Cossins as Major League Field Coordinator/Catching Instructor, José Flores as Third Base Coach, and Don Long as Hitting Coach…Manager Brandon Hyde returns for his second season…Hyde was named the 20th manager in Orioles history on December 14, 2018. MONDAY, JULY 20 TUESDAY, JULY 21 WEDNESDAY, JULY 22 THURSDAY, JULY 23 vs. Washington – 6:05 p.m. at Washington – 6:05 p.m. Workout at Oriole Park WSH starter: RHP Stephen Strasburg BAL starter: TBD BAL starter: RHP Alex Cobb WSH starter: TBD CREDENTIAL PICKUP: 4:30-5:30 p.m. CREDENTIAL PICKUP: TV: MASN NO MEDIA ACCESS 1:30-4:00 p.m. Radio: Orioles Radio Network MEDIA ACCESS: MEDIA GATE: 5:00-7:00 p.m. 2:00-4:00 p.m. No Media Access at Oriole Park TV: MASN TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHER TONIGHT’S PITCHER #73 THOMAS ESHELMAN RHP #50 MIGUEL CASTRO RHP 2019 IN REVIEW 2019 IN REVIEW • Made his Major League debut with the Orioles on 7/1 at TB • His 65 appearances were the second-most on the Orioles (LHP (5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, BB) Paul Fry - 66) • Struck out his first career batter on 7/14 vs.