Sarasota, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Baltimore Orioles catcher Matt Wieters has been shut down for a week due to tendinitis in his right elbow. Wieters, 28, underwent Tommy John surgery in the same elbow last June and missed...
Sarasota, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – The Baltimore Orioles signed infielder Everth Cabrera to a one-year contract on Wednesday. Cabrera, 28, joins the Orioles after spending the previous six seasons with the San Diego Padres. He batted. 232 with three home runs and 20 RBI in 90 games last year. The switch-hitter was batting a career-best .283 […]
Pittsburgh, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired infielder Steve Lombardozzi from the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday in exchange for cash considerations. Lombardozzi, 26, spent the majority of the 2014 season playing for Baltimore’s Triple-A club in Norfolk, hitting .270 over 78 games. The switch-hitter batted .264 with five home runs and 50 RBI in […]
Baltimore, MD (SportsNetwork.com) – The Baltimore Orioles agreed to terms on a one-year deal with unexpected slugger Steve Pearce, the team announced Friday. The deal leaves the Orioles with three remaining arbitration-eligible players: pitchers Zach Britton and Miguel Gonzalez and outfielder Alejandro De Aza. Pearce, 31, belted a career-high 21 home runs and batted .293 […]
Baltimore, MD (SportsNetwork.com) – Pitcher Bud Norris and infielder Ryan Flaherty agreed to one-year contracts with the Baltimore Orioles on Monday, allowing both to avoid arbitration. Norris, 29, was 15-8 with a 3.65 ERA in 28 starts last year for the Orioles. The 15 wins were a career high for the right-hander, whom Baltimore acquired […]
Baltimore, MD (SportsNetwork.com) – The Baltimore Orioles have come to terms with four of their marquee players, thus avoiding arbitration hearings. All-Star catcher Matt Wieters, first baseman Chris Davis and pitchers Chris Tillman and Brian Matusz each reached one-year agreements with the team on Friday. Wieters played just 26 games last season before undergoing Tommy […]
Baltimore, MD (SportsNetwork.com) – The Baltimore Orioles and reliever Tommy Hunter have avoided arbitration Monday by agreeing to contract terms for the upcoming season. The Baltimore Sun reported Hunter will earn $4.65 million in 2015, his final season before being eligible for free agency. Hunter began last season as the Orioles’ closer before being supplanted […]