Alex Cintron News

From the "Why? Well, why not?" department, the Mariners have signed veteran shortstop Alex Cintron to a minor league contract.

After Tuesday's game against the Pirates, the Nationals placed outfielder Elijah Dukes on the disabled list -- retroactive to May 18 -- with a left hamstring strain and designated infielder Alex Cintron for assignment.

O's defense a plus or a minus? Empirically, at least, the Orioles look like an outstanding defensive team.

The Nationals are planning to carry four starting pitchers to begin the regular season, which means, according to manager Manny Acta, they will add an extra position player to the roster.

When the Baltimore Orioles signed Cesar Izturis as a free agent this winter, they had one thing in mind: solidifying their infield defense at a troublesome position.

Koji Uehara made a strong return to the Orioles rotation today, allowing one run and striking out seven over 3 2/3 innings.

The Nationals scored two runs in the 8th inning and two in the 9th to come from behind and beat the Orioles, 5-4. The Nationals trailed 4-1 into the 8th, but got a two-run, opposite field homer from Josh Willingham off Radhames Liz to cut the Orioles' lead to one run.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - It was during another monotonous fielding drill last week when first baseman Aubrey Huff 's attention was diverted to the left side of the infield.

The Nationals agreed to non-guaranteed Minor League contracts with catcher Javier Valentin and shortstop Alex Cintron on Tuesday.

According to the latest list of minor league signings on the Baseball America Web site, the Colorado Rockies and Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to terms with four former Orioles minor leaguers a ' two with each ...

Analysis: Bynum was batting .192 with the Orioles before the club designated him for assignment June 22.

Multiple sources are reporting that the Orioles have reached agreement with shortstop Cesar Izturis on a two-year deal worth around $6 million, a story first reported by The Baltimore Sun and echoed by ESPN.