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Playoff Baseball is Officially Coming to Oriole Park at Camden Yards
While the Orioles remain in a race to win the American League East, sitting 2.5 games up over the Tampa Bay Rays with six games to play, the team has already guaranteed that playoff games will be played at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The team clinched a playoff birth on September 17th, and now no team in the American League Wild Card race can catch up to the Orioles’ current 97-59 record.

Under Armour’s New Stadium Now Hosting Baltimore City High School Games
Under Armour’s new ‘The Stadium at The House,’ located at the company’s under-construction Baltimore Peninsula campus, is now the home to select Baltimore City Public Schools (BCPS) sports games. Tonight, Poly and City will have two soccer matches at The Stadium at The House as JV Boys Soccer squares off at 4pm and Varsity Girls Soccer kicks off at 6pm.

Orioles Make Playoffs, Magic Number Down to 3 to Secure Home Playoff Games and 10 to Win Division Title
With 13 games left for the Orioles, 12 games left for the Blue Jays, and 13 games left for the Rangers, the Orioles magic number is three to secure at least the top Wild Card in the American League.

South Baltimore Little League Looks to Build Off the Success of its First Year of Girls Softball
For the first time in decades, South Baltimore Little League (SBLL) has a girls softball division. Softball was launched for the 2023 spring season, continues with fall ball, and is expecting to expand in 2024.

South Baltimore Little League Wins District Championship with 10U and 11U Teams
It’s been a banner year for the South Baltimore Little League as its 10u team won the District 4 Championship for the first time in 20 years and its 11u team won the District 4 Championship for the second straight year. The 12u team additionally made it to the district championship before falling to South Maryland 6-2.

Soccer Academy and Pro Team Chooses San Diego Over Baltimore Peninsula, Sporting Venues Still “Top of Mind” at Development
The Right to Dream soccer academy was eying the Baltimore Peninsula development in South Baltimore for a stadium, academy, and United Soccer League (USL) franchise, but instead the group moved its focus to San Diego where it was awarded a Major League Soccer (MLS) expansion franchise. Despite the setback, Baltimore Peninsula developer MaryAnne Gilmartin of MAG Partners told SouthBMore.com sporting venues are still “top of mind all the time.”

Francis Scott Key Middle School Wins City Championship in Soccer
The newly-formed Francis Scott Key Middle School (FSK) outdoor soccer team won the Baltimore City championship this spring. FSK defeated Graceland Park-O’Donnell Heights Elementary Middle School in the championship game.

Swann Park’s Future in the Baltimore Peninsula Development Still to Be Determined
The original master plan for the Port Covington development, which now goes by Baltimore Peninsula, showed Swann Park being replaced with new blocks and the athletic fields being relocated to an expanded West Covington Park, which is also known as South Point. However, new master plan renderings for the development show the park staying put.

Baltimore in Running to Get a Premier Lacrosse League Team
Baltimore is in the running to have a Premier League Lacrosse (PLL) club assigned to the city. The PLL is a touring model with eight professional lacrosse teams that play 10 regular season games in 10 different cities. The clubs play a doubleheader in their home city when the tour visits that city.

Baltimore Orioles Release ‘City Connect’ Uniforms
Major League Baseball and Nike have worked with teams over the last few seasons to create ‘City Connect’ uniforms. And, today, the Orioles unveiled its uniform.

Baltimore’s New Amateur Soccer Club Makes Its Home at Latrobe Park in Locust Point
Earlier this year, Germany-native Nicholas Siler launched a new men’s amateur soccer club called Baltimore City F.C. The team is now playing its home games at Banner Field at Latrobe Park in Locust Point.

Lamar Jackson Agrees to Five-Year Deal with the Baltimore Ravens
The offseason negotiations between the Baltimore Ravens and Lamar Jackson are over as the two have agreed to a new five-year, $260-million deal with $185 million guaranteed for the quarterback, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

New Playing Surface Added at Oriole Park at Camden Yards
For the first time in 20 years, there is a new playing surface at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The team completely removed five inches of the previous surface which included sand and Kentucky Blue Grass and replaced it with new sand and Blue Grass from Tuckahoe Turf Farms in New Jersey.

Oriole Park at Camden Yards Could Get a New Name
According to Sports Business Journal, Oriole Park at Camden Yards could change its name if it lands a corporate sponsor.

Navy and UMBC Baseball to Play at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on March 29th
The Orioles today announced that Oriole Park at Camden Yards will host a NCAA Division I baseball game between the United States Naval Academy and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County baseball teams on Wednesday, March 29 at 6:00 p.m. ET.

Baltimore Orioles Schedule 6:35pm Weekday Home Games During the School Year
New to the Baltimore Orioles schedule this year is weekday games starting at 6:35pm during the school year. Orioles games have traditionally started at 7pm on weekdays and will revert to this time over the summer.

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band Coming to Camden Yards in September
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band added a second Baltimore tour date to its 2023 International Tour. After announcing they will play at the currently-under-renovation CFG Bank Arena on April 7th, today the band and Baltimore Orioles announced a concert on September 9th at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.