BASEBALL

The Baltimore Orioles’ feud with baseball officials over replacement players took another turn Saturday with the cancellation of minor league exhibition games.

Oriole General Manager Roland Hemond said three minor league games against Pittsburgh were canceled over the status of several Pirate players.

“This is just another piece of the puzzle to all of this,” Hemond said. “Our position is very clear regarding replacement players.”

Oriole owner Peter Angelos said his team won’t play any exhibition games involving replacement players, and will play only against teams whose players were signed to minor league contracts.