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Even though fans won’t be in the stands when the Orioles’ season begins July 24, T.J. Brightman and Jennifer Grondahl are focused on maintaining the team’s connection with its fans.
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“You learn so much more from failure than you do from winning,” Maryland football head coach Michael Locksley said of how his time at New Mexico helped him become a better leader and better coach.
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Orioles prospect and 2019 No. 1 overall pick Adley Rutschman has been staying busy during the pandemic, setting up a home gym at his parents’ house and getting in live at-bats with a small group of friends. “Just the waiting for that call is what keeps me motivated,” Rutschman said.
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How will the canceled Minor League Baseball season impact the Orioles’ top prospects? “Every GM’s biggest concern is about these kids …” Bob Nightengale said. “But [for them] to work out and just to be around major-league staff and the top coaches in the organization [is crucial].”
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Towson football head coach Rob Ambrose says the death of George Floyd made him think about his own privilege in ways he hadn’t before. “I told [my players], ‘I’m not good enough. I didn’t listen well enough. I’m not a good enough ally. I haven’t learned enough.’ And I need to get better.”
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Former Oriole Nelson Cruz was recently honored with the ESPY Awards’ Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian of the Year Award. “You do [this work] because you think it’s the right thing to do,” Cruz said. “You don’t expect to be recognized or get any awards.”
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“The No. 1 message I want white America to see and hear is, we need you to listen in a way you haven’t listened before,” former Ravens tight end Benjamin Watson said. “… I need you to be willing to be uncomfortable, possibly, and I need you to be willing to be challenged, possibly.”
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Former Orioles pitchers Ross Grimsley and Jeremy Guthrie weigh in on the negotiations between MLB owners and players for a 2020 season, and Grimsley says it’s important that players “don’t give back stuff that we fought for.”
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Part-time NASCAR truck series driver and former Navy football player Jesse Iwuji says he’s “really happy that NASCAR has stepped up and made that decision” to ban the Confederate flag.
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“I had barely sat down on the couch and the next thing you know my name was getting called,” Orioles pick Heston Kjerstad said of his draft night experience. “That’s something I’ve always dreamed about since I was a kid.”
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