Gooner Henderson

Buckeyes by a million, birds by a million, fuck the New York Yankees

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#bringbackmrpeanut

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@HarryBallsxy Sheesh man, didn’t know it got you this down. Let’s chat about this over some cocktails, I know a great happy hour in the area

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@HarryBallsxy Oh yeah well I think YOUR haircut looks bad

[Birdland Metrics @birdlandmetrics]

Blaze Alexander turns 27 today and it's worth remembering how he landed in Baltimore.

In 2018 he was an 11th-round pick, 339th overall. The scouts loved his arm (he threw a legendary 99 mph toss from shortstop at PG National), but they doubted his bat.

That same year he was diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome and needed heart surgery at 19. He worked through it without missing a beat.

Then the minors:
A pandemic that erased his 2020 season.
A .218 year at Hillsboro.
Three IL stints at Amarillo.
A broken thumb at Reno that cost him two months.

And when he finally made it to the big leagues, he spent two years stuck on Arizona's bench behind an All-Star infield.

Blaze was loved in the clubhouse, but was never truly given the runway to play consistently.

In February, Baltimore saw it differently. The O's sent Kade Strowd and two prospects to Arizona for a guy most fans had to Google. When Jordan Westburg went down with an elbow injury weeks later, the depth move suddenly looked like a good investment.

Blaze's reaction to being dealt: "I couldn't reverse the trade, so it was like, 'Hey, this could be really good for me.'"

It didn't start that way. He hit a team-worst .137 in April and the old scouting report seemed to be true.

But something shifted in May. He raked .365 with a .911 OPS last month while starting at 2B, 3B, SS, and CF.

He's followed it with a scorching June so far:
A team-leading 1.119 OPS and .368 BA.

His teammates and coaches aren't surprised.

"He brings joy to the game. You can be down as a team, and all of a sudden he beats out an infield single or turns a single into a double." -James McCann (former teammate in AZ)

"He's just a baseball gamer. He has all the confidence in the world on defense, he wants the ball hit to him."
-Craig Albernaz

And Blaze himself: "If I gotta put my body on the line... run through a wall, jump, dive...I'm doing it, man. I'm doing it for the team."

A gritty, 11th rounder doesn’t always find his time in the sun on the baseball diamond. Blaze has, and it’s hard to root against the guy.

Happy 27th to one of Baltimore's hottest hitters and reliable fielders so far in 2026.

His unlikely success story this season is proof that sometimes the “gamers” just find a way.

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If you were having a good day, I hope this ruins it

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THANK GOD

[Barstool Baseball @StoolBaseball]

Baseball

[USA Baseball @USABaseball]

WOO-HOO
YEE-HOO

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Wouldn’t it be sick if Heston Kjerstad made the OD roster and then went off for 20+ bombs this season. Like yeah obviously it would but I’m starting to convince myself that it’s gonna happen

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I love the scrimmage games against the national teams for the WBC. Like yeah the Orioles are playing the Netherlands and the Mets are playing Israel. Just another day

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@editti22 @Orioles What is it again?

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Shane Baz Cy young. That’s it. That’s the whole tweet. Remember I said this (I don’t care who else said it I’m saying it NOW)

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Tyson Neighbors on this roster. The sun is shining brighter and the sky is as blue as ever. Today is a good day

[Jake Rill @JakeDRill]

Today’s Orioles travel roster for the game vs. Pirates features these prospects:

OF Nate George, OF Ike Irish, OF Enrique Bradfield Jr., INF Griff O’Ferrall, INF Jaiden Lo Re, OF RJ Austin, C Creed Willems, RHP Levi Wells, OF Jud Fabian, RHP Tyson Neighbors

A strong group.

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Help I can’t figure out how to make my following posts chronological again after this update. This is urgent I need to be able to constantly update to see most recent tweets on if the orioles made a trade

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It seems MLB Twitter has forgotten Trevor Rogers and Kyle Bradish have full seasons ahead of them

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Tarik Skubal 🔥

Can the back-to-back AL Cy Young winner make it three in a row?

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Heston Kjerstad

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Happy birthday my Goat, can’t wait to watch you slug 40 this season Silent J

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Happy birthday, Heston 🎂

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You mean to tell me the MLB injury bug has to do with the… hambone?

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Jackson Holliday, my glorious king…

Confidence is still through the roof