The Orioles have made the following roster moves:
The Orioles’ 40-man roster currently has 40 players.
The Orioles have made the following roster moves:
The Orioles’ 40-man roster currently has 40 players.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 22
ORANGE & BLACK GIVES BACK: Classroom Set Up at Harlem Park Elementary Middle School
As part of their Adopt-A-School initiative, members of Orange & Black Gives Back, the Orioles employee volunteer program, and current Orioles players, coaches, and their families will assist teachers at Harlem Park Elementary Middle School with setting up and decorating their classrooms in preparation for the upcoming school year. The Orioles also provided Harlem Park teachers with $7,000 in gift cards to Lakeshore Learning Store, a local educational supply store, to help purchase classroom necessities.
PITCH, HIT, AND RUN REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
The Orioles will host Major League Baseball and RCX Sports for the Pitch, Hit, and Run regional championship. The championship, which will be held at Oriole Park, is scheduled to take place from 7 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Pitch, Hit, and Run serves as an opportunity for boys and girls, ages 7 to 14, to showcase their baseball and softball skills, while also competing for a chance to attend the 2024 MLB World Series. The Orioles will provide all participants with tickets to that night’s game.
The Orioles have made the following roster moves:
The Orioles’ 40-man roster currently has 40 players.
The Orioles have made the following roster moves:
The Washington Nationals made the following roster moves on Tuesday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement.
Gallo, 30, returns to the active roster after being placed on the Injured list with a left hamstring strain on June 12. He appeared in 11 games for the Red Wings while on rehab assignment, going 7-for-34 (.206) with three homers, eight RBI, 11 walks and nine runs scored along the way. He appeared in right field (4 G), as designated hitter (5 G) and at first base (1 G).
Garcia, 28, ranks sixth among Major League left-handed relievers with 11.60 strikeouts per nine innings this season. He’s appeared in a career-high 56 games and has recorded a career-high 11 holds in 2024.
Blankenhorn, 28, has hit .129 (4-for-31) with a double, five RBI, one walk and two runs scored in 13 games with the Nationals this season.
Ribalta, 26, pitched in two games out of Washington’s bullpen. He made his Major League debut on Aug. 13 at Baltimore.
The Orioles have made the following roster moves:
The Orioles have made the following roster moves:
The Washington Nationals selected the contract of left-handed pitcher Joe La Sorsa, recalled right-handed pitcher Joan Adon, placed left-handed pitcher Robert Garcia on the Bereavement List and placed right-handed pitcher Derek Law on the 15-day Injured List with a right elbow flexor strain on Saturday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement.
La Sorsa, 26, has pitched to a 2-2 record with a 2.25 ERA in 56.0 innings pitched for Triple-A Rochester this season. He has worked more than 1.0 inning in 24 of his 42 games this season and has produced 31 scoreless appearances. La Sorsa allowed just six of 42 inherited runners (14.3%) to score this season, including only three of his last 34 (8.8%) dating to May 9. Over his last five games, he has allowed one run in 5.2 innings (1.59 ERA) and has held opponents to a .190 batting average (4-for-21).
The Mount Kisco, N.Y. native appeared in 23 games for the Nationals in 2023 after he was claimed off waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays on June 8. La Sorsa went 1-0 with a 4.76 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 28.1 innings pitched in those games. He did not allow a run and struck out eight over his final six appearances, totaling 9.0 innings, including 3.2 scoreless innings with four strikeouts against the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 10.
Adon, 26, returns to the Nationals for his fourth Major League stint this season. Since transitioning to the bullpen in Rochester on June 25, he has a 2.51 ERA with 12 strikeouts in 14.1 innings. He’s gone multiple innings in four of his 10 games in relief and has worked seven scoreless appearances.
Adon’s last two appearances for Washington have been scoreless, working a perfect ninth inning against San Francisco on August 7 and retiring one of two batters he faced on August 8 against the Giants. In all, he is 0-0 with a 6.48 ERA in six games, including one start, for the Nationals this season.
The Washington Nationals selected the contracts of infielder Andrés Chaparro and right-handed pitcher Orlando Ribalta, and designated Harold Ramírez and Jordan Weems for assignment on Tuesday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement.
Chaparro, 25, joins Washington for the first Major League stint of his career after he was acquired from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for right-handed pitcher Dylan Floro on July 30. This season, Chaparro ranks among all full-season Minor Leaguers in hits (1st, 132), total bases (3rd, 230), RBI (T3rd, 85), extra-base hits (5th, 51), OPS (6th, .977), slugging percentage (8th, .572), home runs (T8th, 23), runs (T9th, 76) and batting average (10th, .328) in 105 games between Triple-A Reno and Rochester.
The El Vigia, Venezuela, native homered in four-straight games for Rochester from Aug. 7-9, including in both halves of a doubleheader on Aug. 7 at Buffalo (TOR) and his 100th career Minor League homer on Aug. 9 against the Bisons. In all, Chaparro slashed .286/.419/.657 with a double, four home runs, 10 RBI, eight walks and seven runs scored in 10 games for the Red Wings.
Since the beginning of the 2023 season, Chaparro ranks in all of Minor League Baseball in RBI (T3rd,174), hits (8th, 261) and home runs (T8th, 48).
Originally signed by the New York Yankees as a non-drafted free agent in 2016, Chaparro slashed .263/.350/.459 with 125 doubles, 11 triples, 100 home runs, 394 RBI, 19 stolen bases, 282 walks and 364 runs scored in eight Minor League seasons between the Yankees, Diamondbacks and Nationals organizations.
The Washington Nationals recalled infielder José Tena from Triple-A Rochester and reinstated right-handed pitcher Jordan Weems from the 15-day Injured List on Saturday. In corresponding moves, the club optioned right-handed pitcher Joan Adon and infielder Trey Lipscomb to Triple-A Rochester. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcements.
Tena, 23, was one of three players acquired from the Cleveland Guardians in exchange for Lane Thomas on July 29. He joins the Nationals after hitting .287 with 21 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs, 68 RBI, 34 walks, 15 stolen bases and 60 runs scored in 100 games between Triple-A Columbus and Triple-A Rochester. In 10 games with the Red Wings, five of his seven hits went for extra bases (4 2B, HR). Tena has appeared at shortstop (62 G), second base (18 G), third base (17 G) and designated hitter (2 G) this season.
At the time of the trade, Tena (tey-NAH), led Cleveland’s Minor League system with 110 hits and ranked in home runs (2nd, 17), RBI (3rd, 63), extra-base hits (4th, 36), batting average (4th, .298), slugging percentage (6th, .493) and OPS (6th, .846). He is a career .284/.338/.441 hitter with 113 doubles, 22 triples, 58 home runs, 283 RBI, 156 walks, 65 stolen bases and 310 runs scored in 530 games across six Minor League seasons. Tena earned a Rawlings Minor League Gold Glove in 2021 with High-A Lake County.
Tena made his Major League debut on Aug. 5, 2023 and has appeared in 21 games for the Guardians across two seasons (2023-24). He is 7-for-35 (.200) with two doubles, three RBI, three walks and two runs scored along the way. This marks his second Major League stint of the season, having appeared in three games from June 28 to July 3.
Weems, 31, returns to the active roster after being placed on the Injured List on July 26 with shin splints. He is 1-1 with a 6.59 ERA in 40 games out of Washington’s bullpen this season.
The Orioles have made the following roster move:
The Orioles have made the following roster move:
The Orioles have made the following roster moves:
The Orioles have made the following roster moves:
The Orioles have made the following roster moves:
Additionally, LHP Matt Krook has been outrighted to Triple-A Norfolk.
The Orioles’ 40-man roster currently has 40 players.
The Orioles have made the following roster moves:
Additionally, RHP Vinny Nittoli elected free agency in lieu of accepting an outright assignment to Triple-A. The Orioles’ 40-man roster currently has 39 players.
The Orioles have made the following roster moves:
Additionally, RHP Levi Stoudt has been outrighted to Double-A Bowie.
The Orioles today announced that they have acquired left-handed pitcher GREGORY SOTO from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for right-handed pitcher SETH JOHNSON and minor league right-handed pitcher MOISÉS CHACE.
Soto, 29, is 2-4 with a 4.08 ERA (16 ER/35.1 IP) with 36 hits (2 HR), 19 total runs allowed, six hit-by-pitches, 20 walks (2 IBB), and 44 strikeouts in 43 games, all in relief, for the Phillies. His 97.7 mph average fastball velocity ranks in the top four percent of MLB, per Statcast. Soto has made at least 60 appearances each season since the start of 2021 and made the National League All-Star team in 2021 and 2022. He was acquired by Philadelphia, along with infielder Kody Clemens, from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for outfielder Matt Vierling, infielder Nick Maton, and catcher Donny Sands on January 7, 2023. Soto, a native of Haina, Dominican Republic, originally joined the Tigers after signing as an international free agent in December 2012.
Johnson, 25, went 0-6 with a 2.63 ERA (19 ER/65.0 IP) with 51 hits (5 HR), 24 total runs, 35 walks, and 61 strikeouts in 18 games, all starts, with Double-A Bowie this season. At the time of the move, he was ranked as the No. 8 Orioles prospect and No. 3 O’s pitching prospect, according to MLB Pipeline. He was acquired by the Orioles from the Tampa Bay Rays as part of a three-team, five-player trade with the Houston Astros that included infielder/outfielder Trey Mancini on August 1, 2022. Johnson was originally selected by Tampa Bay in the Competitive Balance A Round (40th overall) of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft out of Campbell University (NC).
Chace, 21, held a 2-2 record with a 3.46 ERA (20 ER/52.0 IP) with 37 hits (5 HR), 22 total runs, six hit-by-pitches, 30 walks, and 76 strikeouts in 17 games (9 GS) with High-A Aberdeen this season. A native of La Guaira, Venezuela, Chace was signed by the Orioles on July 2, 2019, as a minor league free agent.
Soto has not yet reported.
The Orioles today announced that they have acquired outfielder ELOY JIMÉNEZ and cash considerations from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for minor league left-handed pitcher TREY McGOUGH.
Jiménez (pronounced eh-LOY he-MEN-ehz), 27, is slashing .240/.297/.345 (55-for-229) with nine doubles, five home runs, 18 runs scored, 16 RBI, 18 walks (1 IBB), one hit-by-pitch, and three stolen bases in 65 games for the White Sox this season. All but one of his starts have been as the designated hitter, with his lone game in the outfield coming on May 19. He’s batting .304/.360/.370 (14-for-46) with three doubles against left-handed pitching this year. Jiménez won a Silver Slugger in 2020 and finished fourth in the American League Rookie of the Year voting in 2019. He was acquired by Chicago-AL along with Dylan Cease and two others from Chicago-NL in exchange for José Quintana on July 13, 2017. Jiménez was originally signed by the Cubs as an international free agent on August 1, 2013, out of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He signed a six-year contract with the White Sox before making his MLB debut in March 2019. That contract includes club options in 2025 and 2026.
McGough, 26, is 2-0 with a 1.99 ERA (12 ER/54.1 IP) with 33 hits (2 HR), 14 total runs, one hit-by-pitch, 21 walks, and 55 strikeouts in 28 games, all relief appearances, between Triple-A Norfolk and Double-A Bowie this year. He was taken by the Orioles in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 Draft from the Pittsburgh Pirates on December 7, 2022. McGough was originally selected by Pittsburgh in the 24th round of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft out of Mount St. Mary’s University (PA).
Jiménez has not yet reported.
