The Orioles introduced that they’ve chosen the contract of outfielder Daniel Johnson from Triple-A Norfolk. Within the corresponding transfer, infielder Coby Mayo was optioned to Triple-A, as was reported earlier right this moment by Andy Kostka of the Baltimore Banner (X hyperlink).
Johnson signed a minor league take care of the O’s in the course of the offseason, and has delivered a strong .259/.320/.448 slash line and 21 homers over an excellent 500 plate appearances for Norfolk. This virtually precisely matches his profession numbers ( .255/.324/.446) over 1542 Triple-A PA in his profession, and even his minor league profession as as entire, protecting eight seasons in 5 totally different organizations. Johnson’s solely earlier Main League expertise consisted over 35 video games with Cleveland over the 2020-21 seasons, and he has a .582 OPS over 94 PA within the bigs.
In including Johnson, the Orioles add a little bit of outfield depth amidst some uncertainty over Cedric Mullins’ standing. Mullins collided with teammate Austin Slater throughout Thursday’s recreation after which didn’t play yesterday as a consequence of neck discomfort. Johnson has virtually evenly cut up his time within the minors as a middle fielder and proper fielder, so he may step onto the O’s bench to assist fill in ought to Mullins must miss any extra time.
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