SARASOTA, Fla. — Last spring, no Oriole had more to play for in camp than pitcher Cole Irvin. The left-hander was coming off a disappointing 2023 campaign in Baltimore, and he spent that ...

Irvin’s 2024 is why spring training is the most interesting time of the baseball calendar. Players can reinvent themselves in the offseason, altering their careers and the outlook for their teams.