12, 2015, Ventura hit Machado and Chris Davis with pitches which ultimately just led to words between exchanged between the two teams. Tensions exploded in the fifth inning of a June 7, 2016 game between the Kansas City Royals and the Baltimore Orioles after Ventura hit Manny Machado again with a pitch in the back. This time it led to Machado rushing the mound and getting a few punches in on Ventura before his Royals teammates intervened. Both players were ejected and MLB suspended Ventura for 9 games, while Machado received a 4 game suspension. The Orioles could not build off their AL Championship Series appearance, as it represented a peak for the franchise under the Buck Showalter-era. They finished with a .500 record in 2015, as they lost the wild card game to Toronto on a walk-off home run by Edwin Encarnación in 2016, and in they finished with a losing record for the first time since 2011 in 2017. Headed into the 2018 season, the Orioles were uncertain whether they were still a contender, in spite of having finished last in the AL East the previous season. On-field results quickly demonstrated that contention was out of the question, as they were instead threatening the franchise record for most losses in a season. With the trading deadline approaching, the front office decided to clean house. In the span of a few days, they traded veteran SS Manny Machado, their lone All-Star, 2B Jonathan Schoop and pitchers Brad Brach, Zach Britton, Kevin Gausman and Darren O'Day, netting a total of 17 players in return with only IF Jonathan Villar having any significant major league experience. They also attempted to trade CF Adam Jones, but he vetoed a deal as was his right as a 10-5 player, i.e. one who had ten years of major league experience, including the past five with the same team. The only veterans which the Orioles retained were those who were basically unmovable because of bad contracts, such as underperforming 1B Chris Davis. The Orioles did end up setting a new franchise record for losses in 2018, finishing at 47-115, a whopping 61 games behind the first-place Boston Red Sox. The Orioles next winning record did not come until 2022, when they went 83-79. References External links 2014 Postseason Schedule at MLB.com 2014 MLB postseason schedule at ESPN 2014 American League Championship Series at Baseball Reference