In an emotional Orioles clubhouse, players go through the tough ritual of saying goodbye

The clubhouse was silent but for the smack of hands and hugs. A slow procession was making its way around the room — Adley Rutschman and James McCann and Ryan Mountcastle on the inside of the column, circling around to every locker and to every teammate. In the opposing clubhouse, music was blaring and a cheer could be heard while manager Brandon Hyde eulogized the Orioles’ season-ending loss.