Orioles legend Adam Jones reveals how his old team can break postseason drought: 'They're a tough a-- out'

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SEATTLE – Looking at the MLB standings heading into the second half of the season, several teams have jumped off the page as contenders that likely weren’t on anyone’s radar on Opening Day. 

The Arizona Diamondbacks are shocking many with their co-NL West lead with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Texas Rangers lead the NL West at 52-39 after finishing a dreadful 68-94 just a season ago. 

And then there’s the Baltimore Orioles, a team two years ago that had an MLB-worst 52-110 record that currently owns a five-game lead on the first wild card slot at 54-35 while sitting just two games back of the American League’s best Tampa Bay Rays for the AL East lead. 

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Adam Jones attends The Player’s Party at MLB All-Star hosted by the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA), Lids and Topps on Monday, July 10 at the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle, WA. (Mat Hayward/Getty Images for TAO Group)

The Orioles and their fans have been waiting desperately to return to the playoffs. After having a record above .500 last season for the first time since 2016 — which is the last time Baltimore made it to the postseason — the franchise believed it was on the right trajectory to winning baseball again. 

Perhaps the Orioles didn’t think they’d be this good after the first half. But if they want to make the playoffs this season and break their drought, Adam Jones, a Baltimore legend that was on that 2016 roster the last time they were represented in the postseason, knows the recipe for success. 

He’s confident they have everything they need right now to make it. 

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