Orel

American

[aw-rel, oh-rel, uh-ryawl] / ɔˈrɛl, oʊˈrɛl, ʌˈrjɔl /

noun

a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.

Orel British

/ aˈrjɔl /

noun

a city in W Russia; founded in 1564 but damaged during World War II. Pop: 333 000 (2005 est)

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It looks a little silly—Dodgers legend Orel Hershiser compared it to something typically seen in a beer league softball game—but the results have been extraordinary.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

It hadn’t happened for the Dodgers since Orel Hershiser in 1988.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025

I had shoeboxes full of all my favorite Dodgers as a kid — Orel Hershiser and Fernando Valenzuela and Tommy Lasorda.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2025

In the championship parade, he donned the jersey of fellow Fall Classic hero Orel Hershiser.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2025

He was born at Orel, the birthplace of Turgenev, in 1871, and is thus only two years younger than Gorki.

From Essays on Russian Novelists by William Lyon Phelps

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