Orioles Designate Terrin Vavra For Assignmen
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The Orioles have designated infielder for a signment, per a team announcement. The move makes room on the active roster for first baseman , who the club from the White Sox yesterday. Vavra, 28, was a third-rounder selected by the Rockies back in 2018. He was dealt to the Orioles prior to his big league debut as part of the trade back in 2020 and then made his big league debut two years later. In 40 games with Baltimore that year, Vavra impre sed with a roughly league average .258/.340/.337 slash line while playing both second base and the outfield. Vavra broke camp with the Orioles in 2023 but made it into just 27 games, hitting poorly in 56 plate appearances before he was shelved due to a shoulder strain. That shoulder injury eventually turned out to be a labrum tear, and Vavra underwent surgery to repair his shoulder in September 2023. Vavra has barely appeared in the majors since. He returned to action at the Triple-A level early last year but was DFAd and claimed by the Mariners over the summer. He didnt make a big league appearance with Seattle, however, and was eventually outrighted off the clubs 40-man roster in September before he re-signed with the Orioles on a https://www.blackhawkswin.com/collections/isaak-phillips-jersey minor league deal. Hes been selected to the active roster twice this season, but didnt make an appearance in the majors in the first of those call-ups. In the second, he got one pinch-hit appearance and lined out. Vavras work in 59 games with Triple-A Norfolk has left something to be desired this year, as hes posted a lackluster .247/.354/.341 slash line acro s 203 trips to the plate. If Vavra goes unclaimed on waivers, hell be able to either accept an outright a signment and return to Norfolk or elect free agency and become eligible to sign with any of the leagues 30 clubs. Vavras departure from the roster makes room for Noda, who was plucked off waivers from the White Sox yesterday. The 29-year-old was a Rule 5 pick by the As back in 2023 and impre sed over 128 games, slashing .229/.364/.409 with 39 extra-base hits and a 15.6% walk rate over 495 trips to the plate. Hes hit just .124/.266/.202 in 52 games since then, but with now in San Diego and the Orioles buried in the standings at this point Baltimore has little to lose by giving Noda a chance as a lefty bench bat who can chip in at first base and in the outfield, filling a role similar to the one OHearn had been brought in to plug before he broke out with the club back in 2023. https://www.blackhawkswin.com/