However you can build team chemistry, you lean into it.

And if that means a few Clash Royale battles in the clubhouse, so be it.

So far, the Baltimore Orioles have had a relatively up-and-down 2026 campaign. Head into a new week of play, the team is recovering following a 3-1 series loss to the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field.

But while the team's general struggles on the mound snagged some of the attention, a more niche story took the headlines.

On Monday, April 20, Jacob Calvin Meyer released an article for the Baltimore Sun , detailing the new obsession that is taking over the Orioles' clubhouse: a mobile video game called Clash Royale. It's a popular multiplayer mobile strategy game that has nearly 700 million downloads across its lifespan.…