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• Orioles' Charlie Morton: Fans four in third spring start

  11D ago • By RotoWire

  Morton threw three scoreless innings against the Rays in Saturday's Grapefruit League game, striking out four batters. Morton struck out the side in the top of the first inning, setting down Josh Lowe, Eloy Jimenez and Curtis Mead in order on 14 pitches. He got through the next two innings on 13 total pitches. Morton's fastball was consistently sitting at 94-95 mph, and the 41-year-old has yet to allow a run through six innings of work this spring. With Grayson Rodriguez (triceps) already ruled out for Opening Day, the offseason signing of Morton is even more significant.

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• Orioles' Charlie Morton: Set for spring debut

  25D ago • By RotoWire

  Morton (illness) is scheduled to start Tuesday's Grapefruit League game against the Tigers, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports. The 41-year-old missed some workouts at the start of camp due to an illness, but he'll still make his spring debut for the Orioles within the first few games of camp. Morton joined Baltimore on a one-year, $15 million contract in early January and will be a key rotation piece after posting a 4.19 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 167:65 K:BB across 165.1 innings with Atlanta last year.

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• Orioles' Charlie Morton: Falls ill Thursday

  28D ago • By RotoWire

  Morton wasn't present for Thursday's full-squad workout due to an illness, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports. Provided the ailment isn't anything too severe, Morton should resume working out with the Orioles within the next few days. After signing a one-year, $15 million deal with Baltimore over the winter, Morton is expected to open his age-41 season as the Orioles' No. 3 starter behind Grayson Rodriguez and Zach Eflin.

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• Orioles' Charlie Morton: Headed to Baltimore

  01/03/2025 • By RotoWire

  The Orioles signed Morton to a one-year, $15 million contract Friday. Morton finished the 2024 regular season having gone 8-10 over 30 starts for Atlanta with a 4.19 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 23.8 percent strikeout rate across 165.1 innings. Despite turning 41 last November, Morton has pitched at least 150 innings in four of the last five seasons and will join an Orioles' rotation that lost Corbin Burnes to the Diamondbacks in free agency.

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• Charlie Morton: Planning to pitch in 2025

  11/12/2024 • By RotoWire

  Morton plans to continue his baseball career in 2025, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports. The 41-year-old has not yet confirmed it himself, but recent reports had suggested Morton was likely to keep pitching next season rather than retire. Morton's strikeout rate fell to 23.8 percent in 2024, which was the lowest it's been since 2015. He still misses bats at an above-average rate, however, and has made 30-plus starts in each of the last six non-COVID seasons. Morton shouldn't have trouble netting a sizable one-year contract, likely from a contender.

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