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Stephanie Apstein

How the Orioles’ Bullpen Became the Most Fun in Baseball

The Orioles don’t spend a lot of time wondering about the outcome of games these days. The pitch clock has shortened nine innings to two, two and a half hours. Their relief corps has shortened games by three innings.

If they have a lead, they start assuming the game is over “from the seventh,” says third baseman Gunnar Henderson.

No, catching coordinator Tim Cossins says: “You can feel the energy shift around the sixth.”

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