Brian Roberts RUMORS & NEWS

Baltimore Sun "Brian Roberts’ continuing injury saga will take on another chapter today when the Orioles second baseman visits a hamstring specialist in Dallas to determine why he is not responding as quickly as he had hoped after rupturing a tendon behind his right knee April 4. Orioles manager Buck..." May 08

Hardball Talk "Brian Roberts has been diagnosed with a ruptured tendon in the back of his knee, which sounds really bad but apparently won’t require surgery and will only keep him out for 2-4 weeks, according to Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun. Roberts, who was finally feeling healthy after having his..." April 05

Baltimore Sun "Orioles left-hander Brian Matusz’s five-inning, one-run outing on Tuesday against the Boston Red Sox in Fort Myers continues to make this spring battle for the No. 5 rotation spot tight with less than two weeks to go in big league camp. On Tuesday, Matusz was very aggressive in pounding the..." March 20

Birds Watcher "Spring Training has been going on for one week tomorrow, and I already need a calculator to figure out how often fans on Internet discussion boards have asked if Brian Roberts will be the Baltimore Orioles’ Opening Day second baseman. The best answer thus far, with not even an intrasquad game..." February 18

Baltimore Sun "On the eve of the first full workout of the spring, Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts stood in front of his locker and gave one of the first proclamations of camp. Roberts, who has been limited to 115 games over the past three seasons by various injuries, was asked about the logjam at the..." February 17

Baltimore Sun "Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts had surgery in December to repair a sports hernia but says he is fully recovered and is already back doing baseball activities. The 35-year-old Roberts, who underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right hip in August, had been rehabbing since..." January 17

CSN Baltimore "Sometimes it seems as if Brian Roberts dominates spring training. It's not his desire, but somehow it always seems to happen. When Roberts makes the short trip from his winter home in Sarasota to the Orioles spring training headquarters where he's already been working out, he makes..." January 02

Baltimore Sun "Brian Roberts knew going into his minor league rehab assignment with short-season Class-A Aberdeen that it might be the last few innings of baseball he would play this season. A second opinion on the torn labrum in his right hip gave the second baseman optimism that he might be able to return..." July 30

Baltimore Sun "After testing his injured right hip in a minor league rehab game on Saturday, Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts has opted to have season-ending surgery to repair a labrum tear in the hip. "It just hasn't responded the way we were hoping it would," Roberts said before Sunday's game against..." July 29

Baltimore Sun "Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts is still considering his options after receiving a second opinion on his injured hip earlier this week, a club source said. Roberts was disagnosed with a right labral hip tear after returning to Baltimore from the west coast for an MRA. Roberts visited a hip..." July 12

Baltimore Sun "The Orioles received bad news regarding the health of second baseman Brian Roberts on Friday. The results of an MRA taken Thursday revealed that Roberts has a right hip labral tear. It is a tear in the cartilage that surrounds the outside of the hip bone. The injury would likely require..." July 07

Baltimore Sun "The Orioles are placing second baseman Brian Roberts on the 15-day disabled list with a right groin strain, manager Buck Showalter said before Tuesday's game against the Mariners. Roberts was out of the lineup Monday with groin soreness and the Orioles were awaiting results of an MRI up until..." July 04

Baltimore Sun "If you doubt that just about everyone on earth was rooting for Brian Roberts to make a successful comeback from multiple concussions, the proof is in these words of encouragement that popped on Twitter an hour before BRob made his second start at second base. Actor Charlie Sheen tweeted: Myself..." June 14

Baltimore Sun "Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts describes his new batting helmet as "function over looks." Roberts, who played his first major league game in nearly 13 months Tuesday after battling multiple concussions, is wearing a helmet with double ear flaps to add protection at the plate and on the..." June 14

Baltimore Sun "Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts went 3-for-4 with one RBI in his first big-league baseball game in more than a year after being sidelined with recurring concussion symptoms. As good as he was on the field Tuesday, his performance may have been even better in the news conference..." June 13

Baltimore Sun "For much of the past year, Brian Roberts has kept his deepest, darkest fears out of public view, choosing instead to put up a stoic front and sidestep any request to speculate about his painfully slow recovery from a pair of concussions. Only in the past few weeks has he begun to shed any light..." June 13

Baltimore Sun "Brian Roberts had never been the recipient of a postgame shaving cream pie — the ones Orioles center fielder Adam Jones now ceremoniously delivers to unsuspecting daily heroes while they do interviews on the field after big wins. That changed after Tuesday's 8-6 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates..." June 13

Baltimore Sun "Barring a last-minute setback, all indications are that Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts will be activated from the 60-day disabled list Tuesday before the club's three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Camden Yards. Roberts' 20-day minor league rehab assignment window closes..." June 11

Baltimore Sun "The long, strange odyssey of Brian Roberts continues. On Sunday, the rehab tour of the Orioles' second baseman had him at Prince George's Stadium, one of those new-ish minor league ballparks that somehow manages to feel like something out of "Bull Durham" at the same time. (My favorite..." June 04

Baltimore Sun "The Orioles have planned out the remainder of second baseman Brian Roberts' minor league rehab assignment, and he will complete his assignment with Triple-A Norfolk on the road. "We talked about really wanting to finish up competition-wise in Triple-A," Showalter said. "That's tentative if we..." May 29

Baltimore Sun "Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts knew the significance of Wednesday's date. It marked the one-year anniversary of Roberts' last game, when his headfirst slide at Fenway Park triggered a second wave of concussion symptoms May 16, 2011. Roberts said Wednesday that he has thought about the..." May 17

Baltimore Sun "Brian Roberts' long road of recovery from multiple concussions will take him with the Orioles' travel party when spring training camp breaks next week, he said Monday. But the second baseman will still begin the season on the disabled list. The latter isn't a surprise. Roberts hasn't played in..." March 27

Baltimore Sun "Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts' work this spring has been confined to the back fields of the Ed Smith Stadium complex, but on Tuesday he took a considerable step forward in his recovery from multiple concussions by participating in pre-game batting practice and fielding drills before the..." March 14

Baltimore Sun "Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts said Wednesday morning that he has more good days than bad in his recovery from multiple concussions. Roberts is gradually beginning to do more baseball work on the back fields of the Ed Smith Stadium Complex. He's begun taking live batting practice from..." March 07

Baltimore Sun "Let me begin by saying I am not in the land of sunshine and swaying palm trees, watching the Orioles work out in Sarasota, Fla. No, I'm here in sunny Baltimore, where I curse on the days I scrape ice off the car windshield and where I get most of my Orioles news from the outstanding reporting of..." February 28

Baltimore Sun "Those searching for clarity— and answers —from Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts' presence at the club's first full-squad workout Friday were given few. Sidelined since May when a slide into first base triggered a second set of concussion symptoms, Roberts' baseball future remains uncertain..." February 25

Baltimore Sun "Second baseman Brian Roberts will be in uniform when the Orioles take the field for their first full-squad workout Friday at the Ed Smith Stadium complex, but it remains to be seen how much he will be able to participate in the early drills. Manager Buck Showalter met with him on the field..." February 24

Baltimore Sun "As Orioles position players continue to trickle in ahead of the club's first full workout Friday, one player has been noticeably absent from the team's clubhouse. And given the concussion symptoms that have limited second baseman Brian Roberts to 98 games the past two seasons, he is one of the..." February 22

Baltimore Sun "Brian Roberts' decision not to attend next weekend's FanFest because the event could have an adverse effect on his slow recovery from a concussion has again made the Orioles second baseman a target of criticism. But, according to Roberts' agent, the 34-year-old is simply following doctor's..." January 13

Baltimore Sun "Because of lingering symptoms of a concussion suffered 16 months ago, Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts most likely will be skipping next weekend's FanFest at the Baltimore Convention Center. A club source said it was "highly doubtful" Roberts, who played in just 39 games in 2011 because of..." January 12

Baltimore Sun "Among the Orioles attending the annual children's holiday party at Dave & Buster's at the Arundel Mills Mall on Tuesday was second baseman Brian Roberts, who is attempting to come back from a concussion that limited him to just 39 games in 2011. "I'm just going day by day trying to do a little..." December 14

Baltimore Sun "Orioles manager Buck Showalter touched on a number of subjects during his sit-down with the national media on Monday, including the status of second baseman Brian Roberts and the likely composition of the infield next season. Showalter said the reports he is getting in his periodic..." December 06

Baltimore Sun "Just over a year ago, on Sept. 27, 2010, the Orioles were leading the Tampa Bay Rays, 4-0, in the ninth inning of a largely meaningless road game when second baseman Brian Roberts came to the plate. He felt prepared for the at-bat, and believed reliever Joaquin Benoit would throw him a..." November 23

Baltimore Sun "It is only about a 45-minute ride from Brian Roberts' house in Sarasota to Tropicana Field, but the trip represented yet another difficult hurdle in the veteran second baseman's return from a concussion. "It was a huge step for me to get in the car," said Roberts, whose voice cracked several..." September 03

Baltimore Sun "Brian Roberts still isn't ready to give a timetable for his return to the Orioles' lineup, but the veteran second baseman feels like he is making legitimate progress for the first time since starting to experience concussion symptoms May 16. Roberts, who will be out at least through the..." June 28

Baltimore Sun "Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts was not cleared Tuesday to begin baseball activities during his third appointment with concussion specialist Dr. Michael Collins, a development that pushes back his return to the team's lineup until late July at the earliest. Roberts, who hasn't played since..." June 22

Baltimore Sun "Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts, who hasn't played since incurring concussion symptoms after sliding headfirst into first base May 16, has been shut down from baseball activities for at least two more weeks. Roberts was re-examined by sports concussion specialist Dr. Michael Collins in..." June 08

Baltimore Sun "Second baseman Brian Roberts will not participate in baseball activities for the next two weeks and will be sidelined for a total of at least three weeks after seeing a concussion specialist in Pittsburgh on Tuesday. "They recommend he not do any physical activity for two weeks and then get..." May 25

Baltimore Sun "Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts will go to Pittsburgh on Tuesday to have a consultation with Dr. Michael Collins, a renowned expert in sports-related concussions. Dr. Collins is an assistant director of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's Sports Medicine Concussion Program." May 23

Baltimore Sun "As it turns out, the Orioles not only blew a six-run lead on Monday against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, they lost the right side of their infield for what could be an extended period. Veteran first baseman Derrek Lee, who strained his left oblique in that game, was put on the 15-day..." May 20

Baltimore Sun "Already dealing with several injury-related roster questions, the Orioles played Wednesday night without second baseman Brian Roberts, who has been experiencing headaches since his headfirst slide to lead off Monday's game in Boston. Roberts was scheduled to see team doctors before Wednesday's..." May 19

Washington Post "As the Orioles tried to figure out their convoluted pitching situation, they were faced with another roster challenge when leadoff hitter and second baseman Brian Roberts was taken to a local hospital on Friday night to have tests taken on his stomach. Roberts, one of the biggest reasons for..." April 09

Baltimore Sun "Brian Roberts has played in eight home openers at Camden Yards, and none has felt quite like this one. From a rousing ovation for Orioles managers past and present to the excitement from the stands for an undefeated baseball team to Roberts' one big swing that carried the Orioles to a 5-1..." April 05

Baltimore Sun "Orioles first baseman Derrek Lee (sore wrist) took his first spring at-bat moments ago against Philadelphia lefty Cole Hamels. He came to the plate with runners on first and second and no outs in the first and fouled off his first pitch. He swung through a second and then took the next four to..." March 20

Baltimore Sun "On a day when they performed terribly on the field, the Orioles got much-needed positive news on the injury front as the imaging results on Brian Roberts and Justin Duchscherer turned up no new concerns and Derrek Lee and Koji Uehara moved closer to seeing game action. Still, there is no..." March 17

Baltimore Sun "Just a few weeks after reporting to spring training camp and expressing confidence that his recent health issues are behind him, second baseman Brian Roberts is again dealing with back pain. Roberts, who has been sidelined since Monday after experiencing back spasms, had "trigger-point..." March 12