While it was exciting for awhile, the Orioles fell short this year of making the expanded playoffs, continuing with their rebuild plan. I always find it interesting to see who for former O's are in the playoffs.
I was planning to post these earlier, as a few teams are already eliminated. Not counting coaching staffs, I found 15 former Orioles on playoff rosters. Most are familiar, but a few you might have forgotten about.
Richard Bleier (Marlins), Zach Britton (Yankees), Nelson Cruz (Twins)
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Oliver Drake (Rays), Rich Hill (Twins), Manny Machado (Padres)
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Nick Markakis (Braves), TJ McFarland (A's), Wade Miley (Reds)
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Andrew Miller (Cardinals), Darren O'Day (Braves), Jace Peterson (Brewers)
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Justin Turner (Dodgers), Jonathan Villar (Blue Jays), Matt Wieters (Cardinals)
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Honorable Mention to Zach Davies (Padres), Josh Hader (Brewers), Jonah Heim (A's) and Liam Hendriks (A's), who all passed through the Orioles system at some point. In fact, Jonah Heim was my teammate during my brief stay with the Ironbirds.
