For the third year in a row, the Baltimore Orioles are a team to watch in the American League East.
In 2023, their youth movement arrived a year early and ever-so-slightly overachieved to a Wild Card. The 2024 season marked something of a sophomore slump all around. Star switch-hitting catcher Adley Rutschman, in particular, hit .207 with just three home runs after the All-Star Break compared to .273 with 16 beforehand.
Enter the brand spanking new 2025 season with an even newer-looking AL East, and Baltimore’s young core is back for another bite at the crab cake.