The Orioles are hiring former Cardinals and Padres manager Mike Shildt as their new coordinator of instruction in the upper levels of the minor league system, Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com reports.

Hitting a baseball 450 feet is a gift possessed only by a select few players. When you get to 500 feet, you're approaching rare air. The Kansas City Royals have one player at the major league level ...