Hello, friends.
There are now 81 days remaining until Orioles Opening Day. In uniform number terms, three different Orioles since the 2021 season have worn that number, with a combined 32 games between them. The longest-tenured 81 guy was Conner Greene, who had a 7.71 ERA in 22 games. It’s still a long way to go.
Much closer will be the start of spring training. Teams haven’t officially announced the pitcher and catcher report dates yet, but it’s likely to be about a month and a week from today, give or take a day or two. Fake games will start up about a week after that.