Orioles Reinforcements Arrive, Rotation Still a Concern

0:00On April 25th, the Orioles are finally getting some relief from their injury bug as they activated lefty Keegan-Akin from the 15-day injured. List, joining Andrew Kichredge and Tyler O'Neill, who came back a day earlier. Akin missed the whole season with a growing strain, while Kichredge dealt with shoulder inflammation and tossed the clean inning in his debut during. Yesterday's 10-3 win over the Red Sox. To make room, they option Cameron Foster, Jonathan Rodriguez, and Jose Espada, to triple A. Kichredge's path back to Baltimore was wild. I made a signed a one-year, $9 million deal, got traded to the Cubs last summer, then swapped back in. November, and now the O's picked up his $9 million option for next year. Both he and Akin should lock down high-leveraged spots in the bullpen, with Akin as the top lefty option after the team ran thin on South Paws lately. Fans and the front office are breathing easier with these returns, but the injured list still sits at 10 deep, including fresh bad news on starter. Dean Kreamer, who hit the 15-day IEL Thursday with a

1:04right-quatch strain that'll sideline him several weeks. Rookie Brandon Young stepped up big, earning the win Friday with five and two-thirds innings, allowing three runs. Meanwhile, updates on other guys show hope. Dietrich An's nears a return from a foot infection, Heston Kerstads ramping up full activities with A. Hamstring Tweek, and top prospect Jackson Holiday's hand test came back clean, despite Soren as pausing his rehab again. He'll shut down another week before restarting. These moves pass some holes in the pin in Outfield, but with rotation depth tested and Elias stressing careful healing for Kreamer and Holiday, the birds are playing the long game to stay competitive through this rough patch. That's your update from MLB News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.