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The Orioles are back in Baltimore and they want to let everyone know that they are happy about it. Baltimore celebrated its self-proclaimed “Re-Opening Day” by trotting out new jerseys for Monday’s game against the Blue Jays. MORE: Astros promote former No. 1 pick | Petition leads to Reds reassigning Gregg | PHOTOS: Yogi turns 90 We love our city. Tonight, the team is wearing specially-made Baltimore home jerseys. #OneBaltimore pic.twitter.com/Sn2gyDO3iw — Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) May 11, 2015 The Orioles haven’t played in front of their home fans since April 25, when the civil unrest following the death of Freddie Gray engulfed the city and areas near Camden Yards during a game against the Red Sox. The team postponed its April 27 matchup against the White Sox and played a game without fans in the stands two days later. "We understand it's just a game," Orioles reliever Zach Britton told MLB.com. "There are other bigger things going on out there. If anything, th

Reds fans started a petition Friday to have relief pitcher Kevin Gregg sent to Triple A. They got their wish on Monday.  The Reds designated the 36-year-old reliever for assignment and recalled right-hander Pedro Villarreal from Louisville. MORE: Yogi Berra turns 90 on Tuesday | King Felix's accomplishments | PHOTOS: All-time strikeout leaders "It's unfortunate. I know that the fans never got to see the best of Kevin," Reds manager Bryan Price said, via the team's website. "We felt that in the six weeks that we had him in Spring Training that he was a guy who could pitch the eighth inning for us with his background as a setup man and a closer. "His stuff looked good, he had velocity and the split-finger and the breaking ball and it just never came to — even from, unfortunately, opening day with the two-run homer to tie the game," Price added. "That was very difficult. Sometimes it's tough to chase that off. He's a professional, he'

Cuban infielder Hector Olivera, who signed a six-year, $62.5 million contract with the Dodgers in March, is expected to join the team as soon as Friday, MLB.com reports. Olivera, 30, is training in the Dominican Republic and received his visa to be in the United States on Monday. The Dodgers won his services after the Yankees, Braves, Marlins, Giants and Padres also expressed interest in him. MORE: Orioles' 'Re-opening day' | Astros promote top prospect | PHOTOS: Yogi Berra turns 90 The report says the timeline for Olivera's introduction via a news conference is still being worked out. After that, he'll begin working out at Camelback Ranch, the Dodgers' spring training facility in Glendale, Ariz. MLB.com's Jesse Sanchez said teams were wowed by Olivera's talent and success in Cuba. He is known as a power hitter who could hit between 15 and 20 homers and drive in 75 runs consistently. There are also rumors of Olivera possibly needing Tommy John surgery,

Someday, the NFL will get this whole suspension thing right. Monday was not that day. MORE:  Classic photos of Tom Brady  | College course in Deflategate  | Gronk has lewd response to scandal  | Dad: Tom was framed The latest wrong number was four games for Tom Brady . The Super Bowl-champion Patriots will be without their Canton-bound quarterback for a quarter of the 2015 regular season. The league thinks that's justifiable math for learning that Brady "was more probably than not" "generally aware" of footballs being underinflated in the AFC Championship game. As usual, with all the league's bans, it's way off. Here's how everyone else adds that up: If you're talking personal conduct, it's twice the initial suspension for Ray Rice. If you're talking substance abuse, that would be two Le'Veon Bells and four LeGarrette Blounts. In other words, the NFL still has no idea what it's doing with discipline in the name of preserving the

With Tom Brady being suspended for the first four games of the 2015 season due to his role in Deflategate, the Patriots will turn to Jimmy Garoppolo to lead the team for the first quarter of the regular season. But who is Jimmy Garoppolo? MORE: Iyer: Pats will be fine without Brady | Bad makeup call by Goodell | Brady's teammates furious | Hernandez indicted again Jimmy Garoppolo, born James Garoppolo on Nov. 2, 1991, in Arlington Heights, Ill., was selected by the Patriots in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft, pick No. 62 overall, following a stellar career at FCS Eastern Illinois, alma mater of Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, Saints head coach Sean Payton and former Raiders, Broncos and Redskins coach Mike Shanahan. Garoppolo was a standout athlete at Rolling Meadows High School, where he was both an elite quarterback and punter. But Eastern Illinois is really where Garoppolo made his name. The Panthers went just 4-15 in his first two years there, but as Garoppolo grew, so d

Stay classy, Cubs fans. When Cubs outfielder Dexter Fowler threw a rogue hat into the crowd at Wrigley Field on Monday in the team's game against the Mets, surely he didn't expect a girl donning a Jon Lester jersey to clear one row and, uhhh, rub it on her backside, did he? MORE: All-time strikeout leaders | King Felix won't dethrone Ryan | Orioles reveal new uniforms Well, on second thought, nobody probably did. That's including the guy who just wanted his hat back. Classy Cubs fan in the bleachers wipes a hat on her ass and throws it onto the field. #WelcomeBackBleachers pic.twitter.com/GlfDAUBgnB — Bartolo Is The Man (@MetsKevin11) May 12, 2015 That's certainly one way to break in the new Wrigley bleachers. View the original article here