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2-time all-star Mora retires from MLB |
Two-time All-Star Melvin Mora is retiring from baseball, five weeks shy of his 40th birthday. Mora played 13 seasons in the big leagues, 10 of them with the Baltimore Orioles. He began last year with the Arizona Diamondbacks, was released on July 1 while hitting .228 with no home runs and did not play again in the majors. “It’s a very difficult decision because this has been my life, but it’s time to do it,” Mora said Thursday at a news conference in Valencia, Venezuela. “I’ve been in this for many years and it’s time to dedicate myself to my family,” he said. Mora and his wife had quintuplets in 2001. Mora was a career .277 hitter with 171 home runs and 754 RBIs with Baltimore, Colorado, Arizona and the New York Mets. His best season was 2004, when he hit .340 with 27 homers and 104 RBIs for the Orioles and led the American League with a .419 on-base percentage. Versatile with his glove, he played every position in the majors except pitcher and catcher. After a solid season for the Rockies in 2010, he signed a $2 million US contract with Arizona for the 2011 season. But Mora injured his neck in a car accident during spring training and later missed time while on the bereavement list. Late in June, the Diamondbacks said they planned to cut him. Born in Venezuela, Mora began his pro career in 1992. He was in the minors until 1999, when he made his big league debut and became a postseason sparkplug for the New York Mets. That was the only year Mora reached the playoffs. “I’ve had a beautiful career that I will always remember,” he said. Leave any suggestions in the comment box. Posted in orioles-news | Comments Off
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2-time All-Star Melvin Mora retires, was nearly 40 |
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP)—Two-time All-Star Melvin Mora is retiring from Mora played 13 seasons in the big leagues, 10 of them with the Baltimore “It’s a very difficult decision because this has been my life, but it’s “I’ve been in this for many years and it’s time to dedicate myself to my Mora and his wife had quintuplets in 2001. Mora was a career .277 hitter with 171 home runs and 754 RBIs with Versatile with his glove, he played every position in the majors except After a solid season for the Rockies in 2010, he signed a $2 million Born in Venezuela, Mora began his pro career in 1992. He was in the minors “I’ve had a beautiful career that I will always remember,” he said. That’s all for today. Posted in orioles-news | Comments Off
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2-time All-Star Melvin Mora retires shy of 40th… |
CARACAS, Venezuela — Two-time All-Star Melvin Mora is retiring from baseball, five weeks shy of his 40th birthday. Mora played 13 seasons in the big leagues, 10 of them with the Baltimore Orioles. He began last year with the Arizona Diamondbacks, was released on July 1 while hitting .228 with no home runs and did not play again in the majors. “It’s a very difficult decision because this has been my life, but it’s time to do it,” Mora said Thursday at a news conference in Valencia, Venezuela. “I’ve been in this for many years and it’s time to dedicate myself to my family,” he said. Mora and his wife had quintuplets in 2001. Mora was a career .277 hitter with 171 home runs and 754 RBIs with Baltimore, Colorado, Arizona and the New York Mets. His best season was 2004, when he hit .340 with 27 homers and 104 RBIs for the Orioles and led the American League with a .419 on-base percentage. Versatile with his glove, he played every position in the majors except pitcher and catcher. After a solid season for the Rockies in 2010, he signed a $2 million contract with Arizona for the 2011 season. But Mora injured his neck in a car accident during spring training and later missed time while on the bereavement list. Late in June, the Diamondbacks said they planned to cut him. Born in Venezuela, Mora began his pro career in 1992. He was in the minors until 1999, when he made his big league debut and became a postseason sparkplug for the New York Mets. That was the only year Mora reached the playoffs. “I’ve had a beautiful career that I will always remember,” he said. Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. That’s all for today. Posted in orioles-news | Comments Off
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2012 Baltimore Orioles Spring Training Schedule |
The Baltimore Orioles 2012 Spring Training schedule is out and the team actually has two games on the first day. The Orioles will play split-squad games against the Tampa Bay Rays and Pittsburgh Pirates to kick things off on Monday, March 5. The rest of schedule plays out through March and the first two days of April before the regular season opens on Friday, April 6. Full 2012 Baltimore Orioles Spring Training Schedule Monday, March 5 Baltimore Orioles (SS) at Tampa Bay Rays, 1:05 p.m. ET Pittsburgh Pirates at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. ET Tuesday, March 6 Baltimore at Boston Red Sox, 1:35 p.m. ET Wednesday, March 7 Minnesota Twins at Baltimore, 1:05 p.m. ET Thursday, March 8 Atlanta Braves at Baltimore, 1:05 p.m. ET Friday, March 9 Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 1:05 p.m. ET Saturday, March 10 Baltimore at Philadelphia Phillies, 1:05 p.m. ET Sunday, March 11 Boston at Baltimore, 1:05 p.m. ET Monday, March 12 Baltimore at Toronto Blue Jays, 1:05 p.m. ET Tuesday, March 13 Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 1:05 p.m. ET Wednesday, March 14 Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 1:05 p.m. ET Thursday, March 15 Baltimore at Detroit Tigers, 1:05 p.m. ET Friday, March 16 Baltimore at Minnesota Twins (SS), 1:05 p.m. ET Saturday, March 17 Boston (SS) at Baltimore (SS), 1:05 p.m. ET Baltimore (SS) at Boston (SS), 1:35 p.m. ET Sunday, March 18 Baltimore (SS) at Atlanta Braves, 1:05 p.m. ET New York Yankees at Baltimore (SS), 7:05 p.m. ET Tuesday, March 20 Philadelphia at Baltimore, 1:05 p.m. ET Wednesday, March 21 Toronto Blue Jays at Baltimore, 1:05 p.m. ET Thursday, March 22 Baltimore at Minnesota, 1:05 p.m. ET Friday, March 23 Boston at Baltimore, 1:05 p.m. ET Saturday, March 24 Washington Nationals at Baltimore, 1:05 p.m. ET Sunday, March 25 Baltimore at Philadelphia (SS), 1:05 p.m. ET Monday, March 26 Baltimore at Pittsburgh, TBD Tuesday, March 27 Minnesota at Baltimore, 1:05 p.m. ET Wednesday, March 28 Baltimore at Toronto, 1:05 p.m. ET Thursday, March 29 Baltimore at New York Yankees, 7:05 p.m. ET Friday, March 30 Detroit at Baltimore, 1:05 p.m. ET Saturday, March 31 Baltimore at Pittsburgh (SS), TBD Sunday, April 1 Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 1:05 p.m. ET Source: Orioles Main Site Note: This article was written by a Yahoo! contributor. Sign up here to start publishing your own sports content. Not much else going on in the MLB planet today. Posted in orioles-news | Comments Off
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Baseball Notes: Orioles seeking new announcer |
The Baltimore Orioles are looking for the new voice of Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The search is on for a public address announcer for home games at Oriole Park beginning in 2012, the ballpark’s 20th Anniversary season. The new public address announcer will be only the third in Camden Yards history, following Rex Barney (1992-97) And David Mcgowan (1998-2011). After 14 seasons as public address announcer at Camden Yards, McGowan has stepped down from the position due to a change in his availability. “It is with great sadness that I must step down as public address announcer due to a career change,” McGowan said. “I feel so fortunate to have played even a small role in helping Orioles fans enjoy major league baseball in the best ballpark in the country. It has truly been a privilege getting to serve the fans of Baltimore and to work for the Orioles organization.” Applicants must be available for all 81 home games, as well as any make-up dates or postseason games, starting at least two hours before the scheduled game time. A complete job description can be found at www.orioles.com/voice. Those interested in applying for the position should visit the website to submit a voice recording based on the provided sample gameday script. Submissions will also be accepted via mail at Voice of Camden Yards Audition, 333 West Camden Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. Entries must be received by Jan. 25. INDIANS: The Indians have agreed to a minor league contract with versatile free-agent infielder Andy LaRoche and invited him to spring training. He’ll have a chance to win the club’s utility infield job. Primarily a right-handed hitting third baseman, LaRoche was with Oakland last season. He was on the Athletics’ opening-day roster and spent the first two months with the club. He batted .247 in 40 games and played four infield positions. The 28-year-old was sent to Triple-A Sacramento in June and spent the remainder of the season with the River Cats. His brother, Adam, plays for Washington and his father, Dave, pitched for 14 seasons in the majors. Royals: The Kansas City Royals have signed reliever Jose Mijares to a 1-year contract, giving manager Ned Yost another left-handed option late in games. The team announced the deal yesterday. Terms were not disclosed. Mijares went 3-6 with a 3.16 ERA in 186 appearances since making his debut for the Twins in 2008, but he was just 0-2 with a 4.59 ERA in 58 games last season. Mijares is currently 3-0 with a 1.29 ERA in eight outings for Tigres de Aragua in the Venezuelan Winter League, with seven strikeout and no walks. White Sox: Multiple media outlets were reporting last night that the Chicago White Sox and pitcher John Danks have agreed in principle on a contract extension. ESPNChicago.com and CBSSports.com, citing anonymous sources, reported the extension is for five years. CBSSports.com also reported the deal is for $65 million and will likely be announced after Christmas, assuming Danks passes a physical. The White Sox did not return messages seeking comment Wednesday night. A 15-game winner in 2010, Danks slumped last season and was 8-12 with a 4.33 ERA. Cubs: A person familiar with the situation says the Chicago Cubs and outfielder Reed Johnson are closing in on a one-year contract. The person, who spoke yesterday on the condition of anonymity because the deal was not finalized, confirmed reports by several media outlets that Johnson will be signed pending a physical. Johnson batted .309 in 111 games for the Cubs last season. He was with them in 2008 and 2009 after playing his first five seasons in Toronto and spent 2010 with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Brewers: The Milwaukee Brewers have signed infielder Cesar Izturis and left-hander Juan Perez to minor-league contracts with invitations to spring training. Izturis has played 11 seasons, including the past three in Baltimore. He played only 18 games for the Orioles last season, spending much of the year on the disabled list with nerve irritation in his right elbow. That’s all the news for today. Posted in orioles-news | Comments Off
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Orioles looking for new public-address announcer |
The Baltimore Orioles are looking for the new voice of Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The search is on for a public address announcer for home games at Oriole Park beginning in 2012, the ballpark’s 20th anniversary season. The new public address announcer will be only the third in Camden Yards history, following Rex Barney (1992-97) and David McGowan (1998-2011). After 14 seasons as public address announcer at Camden Yards, McGowan has stepped down from the position because of a change in his availability. “It is with great sadness that I must step down as public address announcer due to a career change,” McGowan said. “I feel so fortunate to have played even a small role in helping Orioles fans enjoy major league baseball in the best ballpark in the country. It has truly been a privilege getting to serve the fans of Baltimore and to work for the Orioles organization.” The public address announcer’s responsibilities include delivering all public address greetings, player introductions and other game-day announcements. The club, in a release, said the public address announcer “will work closely with Orioles Productions staff to create a fan-friendly and entertaining experience for fans at Camden Yards. “The ideal candidate will have a strong voice with excellent enunciation skills. Prior experience working as an announcer in a collegiate or professional sports setting is preferred. Applicants must be available for all 81 home games, as well as any make-up dates or postseason games, starting at least two hours before the scheduled game time.” A complete job description can be found at www.orioles.com/voice. Those interested in applying for the position should visit the website to submit a voice recording based on the provided sample game-day script. Submissions will also be accepted via mail at Voice of Camden Yards Audition, 333 W. Camden St., Baltimore, Md., 21201. Entries must be received by Jan. 25, 2012. That’s all for today guys, i’ll be back to blog you tomorrow. Posted in orioles-news | Comments Off
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