If the Orioles aren’t the most surprising team over the first half of the season, they’re certainly among the top. Just about every expert who weighed in on the team before the 2022 campaign began expected 100+ losses again, and even fans who had some hopes of modest improvement didn’t expect things to be too much better than that. With the Orioles at 46-46 through their first 92 games, they’ve done a lot to reject those who refused to believe anything would be different about this year’s team.
It’s hard to fault anyone who didn’t expect much from this squad.