BALTIMORE -- The Orioles’ clubhouse was buzzing on Tuesday afternoon. The room was filled with more cameras, microphones and media members than on a typical late-August day.
It was return day for Kyle Bradish , who sat at his locker in the corner away from it all, though periodically with a smile on his face. At one point, the 28-year-old had a brief conversation with pitching coach Drew French, who was wearing his “Breaking Bradish” shirt -- a piece of merchandise from Baltimore’s Mobtown Brewing Company, which sells a Bradish-themed beer.
Everybody was excited. It didn’t take long to remember why.
In Bradish’s first MLB start in 438 days, he racked up 10 strikeouts over six quality innings against the Red Sox at Camden Yards. It was the right-hander’s first big league outing since J