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Baltimore Orioles manager Brandon Hyde is busy in Sarasota, Florida for a busy spring training.
To prepare for the opening day of the regular MLB season in Toronto on March 27, Hyde’s team of 70 players will need to first tackle the fundamentals at Edsmith Stadium camp to resolve the “rust” of inactive winter months. To achieve that, you will need to make the most of the 31-game grapefruitreeg exhibition season.
Today their opponent is Pittsburgh pirates on a bus from nearby Bradenton. A meeting with media members is scheduled for more than two hours before Hyde and Pirates skipper Derek Shelton meet at home plate and exchange the lineup cards they exchanged for the judge.
Certainly, the day was already going well. Many of the Orioles and Hyde staff had arrived at the stadium by 7am.
The Orioles’ steady flow was heading the road from the clubhouse, past the central wall wall, located at Hyde’s office. The coach was hitting the ground ball to the infield, while the other players were loosening up by playing catches. Hyde arrived at the Baltimore dugout and after finding a comfortable spot in the shade, he made his right hand snugly fit into the catcher’s mitt. After what seemed like a collective deep breath, reporters began to bother Hyde with questions.
“How about Enrique Bradfield Jr.?”
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“He’ll probably play later in the game,” Hyde told the Epoch Times in group settings. “We don’t know what’s going to happen at camp. We’ll know how much he’ll pay attention.”
It was 10:45am, and the reporter was still looking for an answer.
Orioles starting pitcher Alberto Suarez has become a popular topic. How long did he expect to go to the game?
Hyde replied that he wanted to “stretch” his starting pitcher, adding that many of the Orioles’ hallers have already been in camp for two weeks.
“Two innings during spring training are paramount to pitchers,” said Hyde, a former catcher who spent four seasons in the minor leagues.
Seeing the Orioles face the team in different uniforms was a welcome sight for Hyde.
When asked why there are no games in Asquad during the exhibition season of the 31 Game Grapefruitreug, he said. “There’s no need to have them. The pitcher will get enough work.”
Baltimore Orioles manager Brandon Hyde asks and asks media members questions before the Grapefruitreug match in Sarasota, Florida. Courtesy of Donald Livel
Baltimore is now in its 16th season with Sarasota as a spring base, and Hyde’s schedule was excited by the possibility. Everyone was fresh. Expectations were high. Players showed high levels of energy in swings and throws. Hyde, the 2023 American League Manager of the Year, sounded optimistic, apart from three consecutive winning seasons and two consecutive postseason appearances.
With the weather expected to be 75 degrees at gametime, Hyde was quized with his level of comfort in the sunny Florida community. During his five seasons of manager with minors, Hyde recalls the time he skipped Jupiter (Florida) Class A Florida State League Hammerheads in 2008. During the summer, daily temperatures were in the 80 degrees on a daily basis, but this was a positive. Hyde, who came from Sonoma County, California, was no stranger to the warm climate.
Hyde didn’t provide details when asked where some of his new orioles would fit during spring training, as he is younger in his season. Backup catcher Gary Sanchez, starting pitcher Charlie Morton, and bailiff Andrew Kittledge were among those signed in the offseason.
A relaxed Hyde then took the lead in a question and answer session. He asked if the Orioles were part of Roku Channel’s MLB Sunday Lead Game Schedule. The first pitch usually takes place at 11:35am. Baltimore will make two appearances with the New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves on June 22 at 11:35am EST.
Hyde was also interested in the Friday night baseball lineup announced by Apple TV+ and whether the Orioles would play the game on this schedule. A voice from the dugout conveyed everything now that the Apple+ schedule hasn’t been made public yet.
While holding courthouse at his home dugout, Hyde said he had one more question. As the Pirates’ home opener is being carried by Masun, the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network that holds the rights to the Orioles, the manager asked who the game’s announcer was. Dave Johnson was the name he was told, and it seemed to satisfy Hyde’s curiosity.
With Hyde’s assigned media time approaching the end and the recording device was no longer directed in his direction, the manager moved to the next stage of his day.
He headed to the arena and walked between the athletes, talking smoothly and smoothly. Telling him how to approach the next season of the Orioles organization (one Grapefruitreeg match at a time) reassured, reassuring, and giving them confidence to everyone who contacted him that he was by their side.
