Hello, friends.
There are now 32 days remaining until Orioles Opening Day. This number is currently in use by Ryan O’Hearn, belonged most memorably to Matt Wieters, and was used for the longest by Mark Williamson, one of my favorite Orioles growing up by virtue of his being named Mark. Real baseball will be back before too much longer.
In the meantime, there’s fake baseball. The Orioles were victorious in their first Grapefruit League contest yesterday, as Colton Cowser delivered a walkoff home run to put the O’s over the Red Sox, 4-3. Earlier in the game, Corbin Burnes pitched an inning.