The Cubs were supposed to face AL East teams in 2020, but that was all cancelled due to the pandemic.
Thus it’s been five years since these two teams have faced each other. Among familiar faces we’ll see in this brief two-game set is Orioles manager Brandon Hyde, who was the Cubs’ bench coach in 2014 and first base coach from 2015-18.
For more on the O’s, here’s Mark Brown, managing editor of our SB Nation Orioles site Camden Chat.
The 2022 Orioles alternate between looking like a team that’s lost 100+ games in the three most recent full-length regular seasons and a team that’s a bit better than expected while still not being very good.