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The Orioles officially announced their 2013 schedule this afternoon and they will open the regular season on the road in Tampa Bay against the Rays on April 2. The club's home opener will be on Friday, April 5 against the Minnesota Twins. The Orioles open the season with nine of their first 12 games on the road, but will have 10 home games against both the Yankees and the Red Sox. The team's interleague schedule includes games against the National League West. The Orioles will host the Dodgers on April 19-21, the Padres on May 14-15 and the Rockies on August 16-18.

Dodgers plugged holes Lance Pugmire Los Angeles Times While the Angels landing former Cy Young Award winner Zack Greinke filled a much-needed gap in their effort to win the AL West, the Dodgers stand as the trade-deadline winner by plugging so many holes. In addition to their acquisition last week of five-tool infielder Hanley Ramirez, Los Angeles added a proven big-league closer in Brandon League to help protect late leads and proven October pressure player Shane Victorino to further fuel the batting order.

Given the Orioles' need for a corner infielder, Miami third baseman Hanley Ramirez might have made sense in Baltimore . But early Wednesday morning, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the O's to the punch, acquiring Ramirez (and left-handed reliever Randy Choate) from the Marlins in exchange for rookie starter Nathan Eovaldi and minor league pitcher Scott McGough. Dan Connolly, citing an industry source, reported Tuesday night that the Marlins might have had interest in a young O's starter -- such as Jake Arrieta, Brian Matusz or Zach Britton -- but Baltimore would have had to include much more in a trade proposal given the competition for Ramirez.

PASADENA, Calif. — His career is dwarfed by his incision. "It's the ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction while using the Palmaris longus tendon," he said. "That's why they call it Tommy John surgery. " But it is actually the Frank Jobe surgery. The Dodgers' orthopedist performed the first one in 1974 on John, who recovered to win 20 or more games in three different seasons. He went 6-3 with a 2.65 ERA in 14 playoff games. The career that was supposed to end with one faulty pitch on July 17, 1974, wound up lasting 26 years, one short of the all-time record.

Greinke with O's Nick Fierro Morning Call Zack Greinke, providing the Orioles can pry him away from the Brewers in a trade. They need him more than anyone else to finally get back to the playoffs in baseball's toughest division. Greinke (9-3, 3.32 ERA, 111 innings) plugged into the top of a starting rotation that's extremely shaky after Jason Hammel and Wei-Yin Chen could change the whole dynamic for a team built in the classic Earl Weaver mode.

Upward to $3 billion Steve Gould Baltimore Sun An awful lot of money. We're talking way more than any American sports team has been sold for before. Forbes valued the Yankees at $1.85 billion in March, and the general belief among experts and analysts seems to be that, in the wake of the Dodgers' being sold for $2.15 billion later that month, the Yankees would command about $3 billion. Much of that value is tied to the team's stake in YES, its regional sports network.

The nomadic professional baseball career of Orioles left-hander Dana Eveland has seen its share of spring training sites. When the 28-year-old pitcher arrived at the Ed Smith Stadium Complex last weekend, it marked Eveland's seventh stint with a big league organization in as many years. The Orioles hope Eveland, acquired in a trade with the Dodgers during this offseason's winter meetings for a pair of prospects, has found his form. Eveland - on the other hand - hopes he's found a home.

There were no splashes by the Orioles at the winter meetings this week, no big-name signings or trades that signal to a beleaguered fan base that things are looking up after 14 years of losing. New executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette, however, believes his two, under-the-radar, no-fanfare moves — both announced on Thursday's final day of the sport's annual offseason gathering — fill necessary holes as he attempts to improve the club's depth. "Things are coming along.

The Orioles have completed a deal for pitcher Dana Eveland, sending a minor league pitcher and outfielder to the Dodgers for a journeyman left-hander who had a solid season at Triple-A Albuquerque last year and pitched well after being called up to the majors in September. The Orioles gave up lefty Jarret Martin, 22, and outfielder Tyler Henson, 23, for Eveland. Eveland was 3-2 with a 3.03 ERA in five September starts but was considered a candidate to be nontendered this winter by the Dodgers.

The Orioles' parade of general manager candidates started again Thursday with former club executive Scott Proefrock and will continue Friday with former Boston Red Sox and Montreal Expos general manager Dan Duquette. It also is expected to include New York Yankees scouting director Damon Oppenheimer — perhaps as early as Saturday — Minnesota Twins vice president Mike Radcliff and Boston Red Sox vice president and former Kansas City Royals GM Allard Baird, according to an industry source.