Are the Baltimore Orioles for real? Breaking down MLB's most surprising season
The Baltimore Orioles were not supposed to be good this year. They definitely were not supposed to contend this deep into the season for a playoff spot. Heck, they weren't even supposed to be competitive once we got past April. It looked like it would be another miserable, soul-sucking, 100-loss season in Baltimore, the kind of year that makes baseball fans question its commitment to a sport that plays almost every day for six months — especially since the Orioles had such seasons in 2018 and 2019 and 2021.