BALTIMORE — When the Yankees arrived at Camden Yards on Friday, the Baltimore Orioles — as they had come to be known in recent years — were virtually unrecognizable.
Gone was Manny Machado, the infielder who was the franchise cornerstone. So, too, were Jonathan Schoop, the late-blooming second baseman, and pitchers Kevin Gausman, Brad Brach and Darren O’Day. The once-feared closer, Zach Britton, was now in the Yankees’ clubhouse. All departed in trades last month as the Orioles tried to rebuild from the detritus of this season.
And then there were the uniforms: fluorescent-traffic-cone orange jerseys that the Orioles wore as part of the Players’ Weekend promotion.