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Last-place Orioles fire manager Brandon Hyde, then fall 14 games under .500 • May 17, 2025, 11:09 PM ET (AP)
Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. put on injured list because of strained right oblique • May 2, 2025, 4:36 PM ET (AP)

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Also Known As Milwaukee Brewers • Saint Louis Browns
Awards And Honors World Series (1983) • World Series (1970) • World Series (1966)
Date 1894 - present
Headquarters Baltimore
Areas Of Involvement baseball
Related People Roberto Alomar • Frank Robinson • Luis Aparicio • Jim Palmer • Brooks Robinson • Cal Ripken, Jr. • George Sisler • Earl Weaver • Hoyt Wilhelm

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