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Cincinnati transfer Ja’Quan Sheppard is expected to take over one of the starting cornerback positions at Maryland, but the situation isn’t new for him. Rather, the cornerback calls it “déjà vu.”
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Former Terps lacrosse star Lizzie Colson is playing for Athletes Unlimited this summer. “They encourage us to play freely and be creative,” Colson said. “And I think that that leaves a lot of opportunities to just grow the game and get people involved in new ways.”
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Now entering his fourth season at Concordia Prep, football coach Joe Battaglia says the team’s goals are the same. “Our goal every year is to win the league,” Battaglia said. “I’ve just always felt like that should be your goal is to win the league that you play in, so that that will never change.”
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Drafted by the Orioles in the ninth round of the 2019 MLB Draft, Connor Gillispie has pitched out of the bullpen and as a starter for the Baysox this season. “I’ve definitely learned a lot this year,” Gillispie said.
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Although he initially struggled with giving up his role as a starter, Cole Irvin is embracing his new role in the Orioles’ bullpen. “We play the game to win a World Series … ” Irvin said. “Anything that this team needs, I want to be doing everything I can to help it.”
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MLB Network analyst Mark DeRosa got to know Cedric Mullins as the manager for Team USA at the World Baseball Classic, and he was impressed by the Orioles outfielder. “He walked in the door every day ready to go, willing to do whatever it took to help us win.”
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Colton Cowser’s father Dale shared what it was like watching his son make his major league debut. “I was concerned about the nerves walking into Yankee Stadium for your debut,” he said. “But I could tell … from the first minute I saw him on the field he wasn’t nervous at all.”
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After getting designated for assignment by the Royals in December, Ryan O’Hearn wasn’t sure what was next. A trade to the Orioles turned things around. “[I] came into spring training [and] loved every minute of it,” O’Hearn said. “Loved the atmosphere, loved the guys.”
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With the trade deadline a month away, trade speculation is heating up. Can the Orioles land a top pitcher such as Dylan Cease or Lucas Giolito and what would it take to make the deal? The Athletic’s Keith Law and MLB Pipeline’s Jonathan Mayo weigh in.
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Former Maryland outfielder LaMonte Wade Jr., who credits Matt Swope for helping him achieve success at the MLB level, says Swope embodies “what it means to play for the University of Maryland baseball team.”
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