The Ravens’ run to the playoffs rightfully garnered plenty of attention on the local sports scene, with quarterback Lamar Jackson symbolizing a seismic shift in both how they play and how they’re perceived.
Their counterparts, the Orioles, don’t necessarily have an on-field avatar to represent all their changes that will be on display when the parking lots along Russell Street are full once again in early April. But that’s not to say the club hasn’t been busy this football season.
With five weeks left until pitchers and catchers report to Sarasota, Fla., for spring training to begin the next era of Orioles baseball, here’s a primer on the club’s offseason while football took the city’s attention the past few months.