Early Birds

Ravens minicamp: Standouts, early roster battles and more | Ep. 35

The Ravens hosted their mandatory minicamp this week for their final organized practices before training camp later this summer. The Baltimore Sun's Matt Weyrich and Josh Tolentino discuss Josh's biggest takeaways from the open sessions and break down where there will be open position battles on the depth chart come July. Join the conversation and connect with Early Birds: YouTube: youtube.com/@SunEarlyBirds [http://youtube.com/@SunEarlyBirds] Twitter/X: x.com/SunEarlyBirds [http://x.com/SunEarlyBirds] Instagram: instagram.com/sunearlybirds [http://instagram.com/sunearlybirds] TikTok: tiktok.com/@sunearlybirds [http://tiktok.com/@sunearlybirds] Facebook: facebook.com/sunearlybirds [http://facebook.com/sunearlybirds] Follow all of Matt and Josh's coverage at baltimoresun.com [http://baltimoresun.com].

Making sense of decisive no-call in Orioles-Blue Jays | Ep. 34

The Orioles were on the wrong end of a controversial no-call in their 6-4 loss to the Blue Jays on Sunday when Ernie Clement evaded a tag by Gunnar Henderson, leading to a five-run rally for Toronto. The Baltimore Sun's Matt Weyrich and Josh Tolentino break down the play, reactions from both sides and the umpires' postgame comments. Join the conversation and connect with Early Birds: YouTube: youtube.com/@SunEarlyBirds [http://youtube.com/@SunEarlyBirds] Twitter/X: x.com/SunEarlyBirds [http://x.com/SunEarlyBirds] Instagram: instagram.com/sunearlybirds [http://instagram.com/sunearlybirds] TikTok: tiktok.com/@sunearlybirds [http://tiktok.com/@sunearlybirds] Facebook: facebook.com/sunearlybirds [http://facebook.com/sunearlybirds] Follow all of Matt and Josh's coverage at baltimoresun.com [http://baltimoresun.com].

Ravens OTAs final takeaways + Orioles' All-Star candidates | Ep. 33

The Ravens hosted their third and final open practice of OTAs this week and the Orioles released their MLB All-Star ballot Wednesday afternoon. The Baltimore Sun's Matt Weyrich and Sam Cohn discuss their final Ravens takeaways from OTAs and dive into the All-Star candidates for the surging O's. Join the conversation and connect with Early Birds: YouTube: youtube.com/@SunEarlyBirds [http://youtube.com/@SunEarlyBirds] Twitter/X: x.com/SunEarlyBirds [http://x.com/SunEarlyBirds] Instagram: instagram.com/sunearlybirds [http://instagram.com/sunearlybirds] TikTok: tiktok.com/@sunearlybirds [http://tiktok.com/@sunearlybirds] Facebook: facebook.com/sunearlybirds [http://facebook.com/sunearlybirds] Follow all of Matt and Sam's coverage at baltimoresun.com [http://baltimoresun.com].

Orioles' May report cards: Grading lineup, rotation, defense and more | Ep. 32

Are the Orioles back? After a 7-3 homestand, the O's suddenly have life in the AL wild-card race. The Baltimore Sun's Matt Weyrich and Josh Tolentino pull out the report cards and hand out grades for the Orioles' lineup, rotation, bullpen, defense and baserunning during the month of May. Join the conversation and connect with Early Birds: YouTube: youtube.com/@SunEarlyBirds [http://youtube.com/@SunEarlyBirds] Twitter/X: x.com/SunEarlyBirds [http://x.com/SunEarlyBirds] Instagram: instagram.com/sunearlybirds [http://instagram.com/sunearlybirds] TikTok: tiktok.com/@sunearlybirds [http://tiktok.com/@sunearlybirds] Facebook: facebook.com/sunearlybirds [http://facebook.com/sunearlybirds] Follow all of Matt and Josh's coverage at baltimoresun.com [http://baltimoresun.com].

Lamar Jackson breaks silence at Week 2 of Ravens' OTAs | Ep. 31

Lamar Jackson spoke publicly Wednesday at Ravens' OTAs for the first time since Week 18. A lot has happened since and there was much to unpack. The Baltimore Sun's Matt Weyrich and Sam Cohn discussed QB1's comments, Jesse Minter's peek into his thinking on the center competition and more from Week 2 of the team's voluntary offseason program. Join the conversation and connect with Early Birds: YouTube: youtube.com/@SunEarlyBirds [http://youtube.com/@SunEarlyBirds] Twitter/X: x.com/SunEarlyBirds [http://x.com/SunEarlyBirds] Instagram: instagram.com/sunearlybirds [http://instagram.com/sunearlybirds] TikTok: tiktok.com/@sunearlybirds [http://tiktok.com/@sunearlybirds] Facebook: facebook.com/sunearlybirds [http://facebook.com/sunearlybirds] Follow all of Matt and Sam's coverage at baltimoresun.com [http://baltimoresun.com].