Baltimore Orioles fans finally have something to be cheerful about this season. Their team finished with the worst record in the league, but this resulted in the Orioles owning the first overall pick in the 2022 MLB Draft.

Baltimore finished their 2021 MLB season with a 12-4 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays that dropped them to a 52-110 record. This tied them with the Arizona Diamondbacks, who got a 5-4 win against the Colorado Rockies to wrap up their campaign with 52-110 as well.

Despite the two franchises having the same record, the no.1 pick went to the Orioles thanks to a tiebreaker that gives the advantage to the team with the worst campaign in the previous seasons. Since the teams also shared the same record (25-35) in 2020, their performance in 2019 was considered. Baltimore was 54–108, while Arizona was 85–77 two years ago.

This will be the second time in four years that the Orioles get to pick first in the draft. They also had the first overall pick in the 2019 MLB Draft when they selected catcher Adley Rutschman. He is yet to make a majors appearance for Baltimore.

The Texas Rangers will get to pick third behind the Orioles and the Diamondbacks, while the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Washington Nationals will follow.

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The Baltimore Orioles finally managed to put an end to their lengthy losing streak. The Orioles, previously owners of 19 straight losses, faced the LA Angels on Wednesday and got away with a 10-6 win come-from-behind win.

Things didn’t start well for Baltimore as they found themselves in a 6-2 hole in the fourth inning. However, they got a break thanks to the struggles of Angels’ two-way star Shohei Ohtani.

Ohtani performed poorly on the mound, treating Orioles’ hitters with three home runs and four earned runs in five innings. The 27-year-old player had equally bad day at-bats, striking out three times.

This opened the door for Baltimore, who found their way back into the game thanks to an outstanding effort by outfielder Anthony Santander, who scored three runs and had one home run. Right fielder DJ Steward added two runs and a homer.

Entering Wednesday, the Orioles were just three losses away from breaking the unflattering record for the longest losing streak in American League history.  The record currently stands at 21 straight losses, set by Orioles themselves in the 1988 MLB season.

“There was tension in our dugout, there was pressure. Everybody was on the top step,” said Orioles manager Brandon Hyde after the game. “Our guys just really wanted this one. We’re tired of hearing, tired of seeing it on TV. Everybody’s tired of it.”

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After they lost franchise-record 115 games in 2018 MLB season, Baltimore Orioles decided it was time for some changes and opted against offering extensions to manager Buck Showalter and general manager Dan Duquette. Both Showalter and Duquette have contracts that run until the end of October.

“We thank Dan and Buck for their many contributions over the past several years,” – Orioles said in a statement. “Under their leadership, prior to the 2018 season and for six consecutive years, the club delivered competitive teams playing meaningful baseball into September, achieved three postseason appearances and came within four games of a World Series appearance, and won more games than any other American League club during a period spanning five of those six enjoyable seasons.“

Thank you, Buck. #Birdland pic.twitter.com/3SQPWH4gHC

— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) October 4, 2018

Thank you, Dan. #Birdland pic.twitter.com/s6rX3rPllx

— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) October 4, 2018

Buck Showalter joined the Baltimore Orioles midway through 2010, taking a team with league’s worst record and managing 34 wins in 57 remaining games. The team hired Dan Duquette in 2011, who built a team that Showalter led to 81 wins or more in five straight seasons. During that time Orioles played in the postseason three times, reaching American League Championship Series in 2014.

Despite this early success, Showalter failed to inspire his team to success in the past two years. In 2017 Orioles finished last in the AL East, while this year they became only the fifth team to have 115 or more losses in a single season since 1900.

However, the problems that Baltimore Orioles have won’t disappear with Buck Showalter and Dan Duquette being gone. The team traded away most of their key players and prospects in the past couple of years, and the new manager and GM will first have to go through a long and probably painful rebuilding process beforeOrioles can compete once again.

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Baltimore Orioles fans finally have something to be cheerful about this season. Their team finished with the worst record in the league, but this resulted in the Orioles owning the first overall pick in the 2022 MLB Draft.

Baltimore finished their 2021 MLB season with a 12-4 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays that dropped them to a 52-110 record. This tied them with the Arizona Diamondbacks, who got a 5-4 win against the Colorado Rockies to wrap up their campaign with 52-110 as well.

Despite the two franchises having the same record, the no.1 pick went to the Orioles thanks to a tiebreaker that gives the advantage to the team with the worst campaign in the previous seasons. Since the teams also shared the same record (25-35) in 2020, their performance in 2019 was considered. Baltimore was 54–108, while Arizona was 85–77 two years ago.

This will be the second time in four years that the Orioles get to pick first in the draft. They also had the first overall pick in the 2019 MLB Draft when they selected catcher Adley Rutschman. He is yet to make a majors appearance for Baltimore.

The Texas Rangers will get to pick third behind the Orioles and the Diamondbacks, while the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Washington Nationals will follow.

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The Baltimore Orioles finally managed to put an end to their lengthy losing streak. The Orioles, previously owners of 19 straight losses, faced the LA Angels on Wednesday and got away with a 10-6 win come-from-behind win.

Things didn’t start well for Baltimore as they found themselves in a 6-2 hole in the fourth inning. However, they got a break thanks to the struggles of Angels’ two-way star Shohei Ohtani.

Ohtani performed poorly on the mound, treating Orioles’ hitters with three home runs and four earned runs in five innings. The 27-year-old player had equally bad day at-bats, striking out three times.

This opened the door for Baltimore, who found their way back into the game thanks to an outstanding effort by outfielder Anthony Santander, who scored three runs and had one home run. Right fielder DJ Steward added two runs and a homer.

Entering Wednesday, the Orioles were just three losses away from breaking the unflattering record for the longest losing streak in American League history.  The record currently stands at 21 straight losses, set by Orioles themselves in the 1988 MLB season.

“There was tension in our dugout, there was pressure. Everybody was on the top step,” said Orioles manager Brandon Hyde after the game. “Our guys just really wanted this one. We’re tired of hearing, tired of seeing it on TV. Everybody’s tired of it.”

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After they lost franchise-record 115 games in 2018 MLB season, Baltimore Orioles decided it was time for some changes and opted against offering extensions to manager Buck Showalter and general manager Dan Duquette. Both Showalter and Duquette have contracts that run until the end of October.

“We thank Dan and Buck for their many contributions over the past several years,” – Orioles said in a statement. “Under their leadership, prior to the 2018 season and for six consecutive years, the club delivered competitive teams playing meaningful baseball into September, achieved three postseason appearances and came within four games of a World Series appearance, and won more games than any other American League club during a period spanning five of those six enjoyable seasons.“

Thank you, Buck. #Birdland pic.twitter.com/3SQPWH4gHC

— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) October 4, 2018

Thank you, Dan. #Birdland pic.twitter.com/s6rX3rPllx

— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) October 4, 2018

Buck Showalter joined the Baltimore Orioles midway through 2010, taking a team with league’s worst record and managing 34 wins in 57 remaining games. The team hired Dan Duquette in 2011, who built a team that Showalter led to 81 wins or more in five straight seasons. During that time Orioles played in the postseason three times, reaching American League Championship Series in 2014.

Despite this early success, Showalter failed to inspire his team to success in the past two years. In 2017 Orioles finished last in the AL East, while this year they became only the fifth team to have 115 or more losses in a single season since 1900.

However, the problems that Baltimore Orioles have won’t disappear with Buck Showalter and Dan Duquette being gone. The team traded away most of their key players and prospects in the past couple of years, and the new manager and GM will first have to go through a long and probably painful rebuilding process beforeOrioles can compete once again.

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