Orioles announce new look pitching rotation ahead of 2026 Opening Day
After a busy offseason, Baltimore has released the opening day rotation, which includes many new faces.
Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports Orioles announce new look pitching rotation ahead of 2026 Opening Day originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . With Opening Day being next week, many teams have announced their starting pitching rotation to begin the season, and the Baltimore Orioles are one of them.
On a tweet from the 'Underdog MLB' page on X, the five-person rotation includes four players who are heading into either their first or second season with the team, such as Shane Baz, Chris Bassitt, Zach Eflin, and Trevor Rogers, who only appeared in four games with the Orioles last year. Kyle Bradish is the only consistent pitcher on the roster as he enters his fifth season in Baltimore. Of course, there were mixed reactions to the rotation news, with some praising it as an underrated lineup and others hoping for improvement; one commenter wrote, "There has to be a trade coming soon.
" More : Alex Cora announces Caleb Durbin is Red Sox starting third baseman In a down year for the Orioles last season, they finished last in the AL East after finishing first and second in the previous two seasons. Pitching was a major factor in why they also came up short of the postseason this past October, as the team's ERA was 4. 60, compared to 3.
94 and 3. 89 in 2024 and 2023, respectively. However, with these changes and, of course, the major offseason acquisition of a slugger like Pete Alonso from the New York Mets , Baltimore hopes to get back into the mix in a division that may be the most competitive in the league.