Steve Melewski at MASNSports.com, writes about the Orioles’ weekend series with the Nationals and discusses a potential Oriole offensive breakout. He mentions former IronBird Nick Markakis’ recent numbers at the plate, and there are signs of improvement.
The New York-Penn League, through the Minor League Baseball website, has posted a season preview of all 14 teams in the league.
The South Atlantic League All-Star Game will be played Tuesday night at Delmarva. There are four former IronBirds playing: Jacob Pettit, Manny Machado, Ty Kelly, and David Walters. Danny Wild, writing for MLB.com, looks ahead to the game and lists the roster for each squad.
There are several highlight videos of current and former IronBirds on the Minor League Baseball website. There are a couple videos of press conferences with Leo Gomez, a highlight video from the Opening Night 7-2 IronBird win, as well as interviews with former IronBirds Machado and Mike Flacco.
Here is another video, again courtesy of the Minor League Baseball website, of Manny Machado in action with the Delmarva Shorebirds.
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