Danielle Allentuck

Eflin, who will have season-ending lumbar microdiscectomy procedure Monday, will be a free agent after this season.

As if things couldn’t get any worse for the Orioles on the injury front, closer Félix Bautista and starter Zach Eflin are both done for the season, interim manager Tony Mansolino announced Tuesday.

Who are the Orioles’ options for 2026? And how much outside help will they need to achieve their goals?

The clubhouse could look drastically different in a few weeks, and a season that was once filled with so much hope could be all but over before August.

Sánchez was slow to get up after tagging Matt Olson out at home to end the fourth inning and was replaced in the fifth by Jacob Stallings.

The Orioles trailed 6-0 after the top of the second inning, but they scored 22 of the next 24 runs.

Eflin allowed four runs in the opening inning before giving way to Scott Blewett.

The club’s new chief marketing officer met with members of the team this season and asked what entertainment factors they’d like to see added during the game.

The Orioles scored eight runs in the second inning, but nothing went right after that.

Zach Eflin allowed seven runs in five innings, his second-worst outing since the Rays traded him to Baltimore last July.

Fans wait all winter for this day. They were clearly not thrilled they had to wait a little longer.

While all the homers were impressive, it was perhaps Eflin’s pitching that provided the most reassurance as the Orioles embark on a new season.

The Orioles are no longer the inexperienced baby birds. Their core has multiple major league seasons behind them and the team is counting on them to take that next step and be the leaders of the clubhouse.

On Saturday, the Orioles tabbed Morfe to start the spring breakout game, a prospect matchup against the Yankees that lines up the best minor leaguers not on their team’s 40-man roster against each other.

It’s the second opening day start for the right-hander. Eflin got the nod last year for the Rays.

Eflin is looking to add depth to his curveball to separate it from his sweeper more, and he’s doing it the only way he knows how: by combining new-school technology with old-school feel.

“He was the guy that I talked to,” Zack said of Buck. “He was the guy who would give me the harsh criticism when others wouldn’t.”

The eight games are an increase from past years, but still low compared to other regional sports networks.

The contract is for five years and more than $90 million, according to multiple reports.

Teammates, friends of former Baltimore Orioles pitcher Brian Matusz remember him for his desire to return to baseball.