2015 Baltimore Orioles season

2015 Baltimore Orioles
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Division	East Division
Ballpark	Oriole Park at Camden Yards
City	Baltimore
Owners	Peter Angelos
Managers	Buck Showalter
Television	MASN WJZ-TV (CBS 13) (Gary Thorne, Jim Palmer, Mike Bordick, Jim Hunter)
Radio	WJZ-FM Baltimore Orioles Radio Network (Joe Angel, Fred Manfra, Jim Hunter, Dave Johnson)
Seasons

The 2015 Baltimore Orioles season is the 115th season in franchise history, the 62nd in Baltimore, and the 24th at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. They will be attempting to defend their 2014 AL East title.

Offseason

October 30th: Alexi Casilla, Johan Santana, Andrew Miller, Kelly Johnson, Nelson Cruz, Joe Saunders, Nick Markakis, and Delmon Young entered free agency. Delmon Young would be the only one to re-sign with the team on January 9th.

• Casilla signed with the Tampa Bay Rays
• Miller signed with the New York Yankees
• Cruz signed with the Seattle Mariners
• Markakis signed with the Atlanta Braves

October 31st: Claimed Pat McCoy off waivers from the Texas Rangers

• The Orioles sent Pat McCoy to the minors on December 8th.

November 1st: Nick Hundley entered free agency. He signed with the Mariners.

Week of November 18th: Signed 12 players to a minor league contract, and promoted Tyler Wilson and Mike Wright from the minors. They also signed free agent Oliver Drake.

November 26th: Signed Rey Navarro and receive Scott Barnes from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for cash.

• The Rangers claimed Barnes off waivers on December 8th

December 3rd: Signed Eddie Gamboa from free agency.

December 11th: Drafted Logan Verrett and received Jason Garcia from the Houston Astros in exchange for cash.

December 15th: Gave Jesse Beal, Chaz Roe, and Matt Tuiasosopo a minor league contract.

December 19th: Signed Wesley Wright.

December 23rd: Released Quintin Berry and claimed Ryan Lavarnway off the Chicago Cubs

• The Orioles sent Lavarnway to the minors on January 16th.

December 24th: Signed Cesar Cabral to a minor league contract.

January 5th-January 21st: Signed 7 players (including J.P. Arencibia) to a minor league contract.

January 23rd: Received Hector Daniel Rodriguez from the Braves for cash.

January 27th: Received Travis Snider from the Pittsburgh Pirates and gave them Stephen Tarpley and a player to be named. Also designated Mike Ohlman for assignment and signed 3 players to a minor league contract.

• The St. Louis Cardinals received Ohlman for cash on February 3rd.

January 29th: Signed Brad Duffy to a minor league contract.

February 2nd: Signed Julio Borbon to a minor league contract.

February 3rd: Traded Steve Lombardozzi, Jr. to the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash. Also traded Mike Ohlman to the St Louis Cardinals for cash.

February 10th: Signed former Oriole free agents Mark Hendrickson and Nolan Reimold to minor league contracts.

February 11th - 17th: Signed four players (including Jayson Nix) to minor league contracts.

February 20th: Sent Steven Brault to the Pittsburgh Pirates as the PTBNL in the Travis Snider trade.

February 25th: Signed free agent Everth Cabrera and designated Alex Hassan for assignment.

• The Oakland Athletics claimed Hassan off waivers on February 27th.

Season Standings

American League East

AL East

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Toronto Blue Jays	93	69	.574	—	53‍–‍28	40‍–‍41
New York Yankees	87	75	.537	6	45‍–‍36	42‍–‍39
Baltimore Orioles	81	81	.500	12	47‍–‍31	34‍–‍50
Tampa Bay Rays	80	82	.494	13	42‍–‍42	38‍–‍40
Boston Red Sox	78	84	.481	15	43‍–‍38	35‍–‍46

Record vs. Opponents

2015 American League record Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2015
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	HOU	KC	LAA	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TB	TEX	TOR	NL
Baltimore	—	11–8	3–3	5–1	4–3	3–4	3–4	2–4	0–7	10–9	6–1	3–3	10–9	1–6	8–11	12–8
Boston	8–11	—	3–4	2–4	4–2	2–4	4–3	2–5	2–5	8–11	5–1	4–3	9–10	2–5	10–9	13–7
Chicago	3–3	4–3	—	10–9	9–10	5–1	7–12	4–3	6–13	2–5	5–2	4–3	1–5	3–3	4–3	9–11
Cleveland	1–5	4–2	9–10	—	7–11	5–2	9–10	4–2	7–12	5–2	3–4	4–3	5–2	3–3	3–4	12–8
Detroit	3–4	2–4	10–9	11–7	—	3–4	9–10	1–6	11–8	2–5	2–4	4–3	3–3	2–5	2–4	9–11
Houston	4–3	4–2	1–5	2–5	4–3	—	4–2	10–9	3–3	4–3	10–9	12–7	2–5	6–13	4–3	16–4
Kansas City	4–3	3–4	12–7	10–9	10–9	2–4	—	6–1	12–7	2–4	5–1	4–2	6–1	3–4	3–4	13–7
Los Angeles	4–2	5–2	3–4	2–4	6–1	9–10	1–6	—	5–2	2–4	11–8	12–7	3–3	12–7	2–5	8–12
Minnesota	7–0	5–2	13–6	12–7	8–11	3–3	7–12	2–5	—	1–5	4–3	4–3	4–2	3–3	2–5	8–12
New York	9–10	11–8	5–2	2–5	5–2	3–4	4–2	4–2	5–1	—	3–4	5–1	12–7	2–5	6–13	11–9
Oakland	1–6	1–5	2–5	4–3	4–2	9–10	1–5	8–11	3–4	4–3	—	6–13	3–4	10–9	1–5	11–9
Seattle	3–3	3–4	3–4	3–4	3–4	7–12	2–4	7–12	3–4	1–5	13–6	—	4–3	12–7	4–2	8–12
Tampa Bay	9–10	10–9	5–1	2–5	3–3	5–2	1–6	3–3	2–4	7–12	4–3	3–4	—	2–5	10–9	14–6
Texas	6–1	5–2	3–3	3–3	5–2	13–6	4–3	7–12	3–3	5–2	9–10	7–12	5–2	—	2–4	11–9
Toronto	11–8	9–10	3–4	4–3	4–2	3–4	4–3	5–2	5–2	13–6	5–1	2–4	9–10	4–2	—	12–8

Game Log

Past Games Legend
*The codes in larger text are those which will be used most frequently. The codes in smaller text are only used for one game per season and needn't be concerned about in early months (Apr.-Aug.) of the season.
Orioles Win (#bbffbb)	Orioles Loss (#ffbbbb)	Game Postponed (#bbbbbb)	Clinched Playoff Spot* (#003399)	Eliminated from Playoff Race* (#993333)
Boldface text denotes an Orioles pitcher

Roster

Baltimore Orioles 2025 spring training roster
40-man roster				Non-roster invitees		Coaches/Other
Pitchers 45 Keegan Akin 43 Bryan Baker 74 Félix Bautista 38 Kyle Bradish 78 Yennier Canó 56 Seranthony Domínguez 24 Zach Eflin -- Luis González 64 Dean Kremer -- Chayce McDermott 58 Cionel Pérez 37 Cade Povich 30 Grayson Rodriguez 28 Trevor Rogers 60 Colin Selby 65 Gregory Soto -- Kade Strowd 49 Albert Suárez 68 Tyler Wells -- Brandon Young		Catchers 81 Blake Hunt -- René Pinto 35 Adley Rutschman -- Gary Sánchez Infielders  2 Gunnar Henderson  7 Jackson Holliday  3 Jorge Mateo 16 Coby Mayo  6 Ryan Mountcastle 32 Ryan O'Hearn 26 Emmanuel Rivera 73 Liván Soto 29 Ramón Urías 11 Jordan Westburg Outfielders -- Daz Cameron 17 Colton Cowser 13 Heston Kjerstad 31 Cedric Mullins -- Tyler O'Neill				Manager 18 Brandon Hyde Coaches 92 Grant Anders (development) 61 Cody Asche (hitting) -- Buck Britton (coach) -- Robinson Chirinos (bench) 70 Tim Cossins (field coordinator/catching) 75 Drew French (pitching) -- Sherman Johnson (assistant hitting) -- Tommy Joseph (assistant hitting) 89 Ryan Klimek (pitching strategy) 36 Tony Mansolino (third base) 77 Mitch Plassmeyer (assistant pitching)  9 Anthony Sanders (first base) 39 active, 0 inactive, 0 non-roster invitees 7-, 10-, or 15-day injured list * Not on active roster † Suspended list Roster, coaches, and NRIs updated December 10, 2024 Transactions • Depth chart → All MLB rosters

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Norfolk Tides	International League
AA	Bowie Baysox	Eastern League
A-Advanced	Frederick Keys	Carolina League
A	Delmarva Shorebirds	South Atlantic League
Short-Season A	Aberdeen IronBirds	New York–Penn League
Rookie	GCL Orioles	Gulf Coast League
Rookie	DSL Orioles 1 & 2	Dominican Summer League

External links

• 2015 Baltimore Orioles season at Official site
• 2015 Baltimore Orioles season at Baseball Reference