It’s Opening Day! …Well, not for the Orioles, but for Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Today the O’s will unveil the many upgrades to their home ballpark to fans for the first time, as they host the Nationals for the opener of a two-game exhibition set (to be followed by tomorrow’s spring finale in D.C.). Most noticeably, the Orioles have a huge, new, center field video screen and an upgraded sound system throughout the park. They’ve also added some new social areas, including an “exclusive” club behind
home plate, shifting the press box over toward the third base side.
They’ve also promised additional TV screens throughout the concourse so that fans who aren’t in their seats can still watch the broadcast of the game. That had been one of my biggest complaints — that if you’re walking the concourse, there are large stretches where you have no idea what’s going on in the game that you paid to attend — so I’m glad they seem to have addressed it.
Hopefully the Orioles’ 2026 season will be as much of an improvement over last year as their ballpark is. Their batting order today looks almost like an Opening Day lineup, with only Taylor Ward and Samuel Basallo missing (and Dylan Beavers still sidelined by a knee injury). Kyle Bradish is on the mound, lining him up to start the second game of the season on Saturday. Today’s game will air on MASN.
In just four days, the Orioles will host the Twins for the first game that counts. In the meantime, enjoy the preview this afternoon.
Orioles lineup:
SS Gunnar Henderson
C Adley Rutschman
DH Pete Alonso
RF Tyler O’Neill
1B Ryan Mountcastle
3B Coby Mayo
LF Colton Cowser
CF Leody Taveras
2B Blaze Alexander
RHP Kyle Bradish
