The Orioles have signed second baseman/outfielder Shed Long to a minor league contract. Long’s signing was first reported by ESPN.com and confirmed by an industry source.

Long, 26, had a .216 average with 12 home runs and 41 RBIs in 110 games with Seattle over the past three seasons. He’ll compete for a roster spot along with Rougned Odor, who was signed by the  Orioles before the Major League Baseball lockout began on December 2^nd, Jorge Mateo and Richie Martin, who was outrighted to Triple-A Norfolk in November.

It’s the first signing for the Orioles in 2022.

Long’s best year came in 2019 when he hit .263 with a .787 OPS in 43 games with the Mariners. He was a 12^th-round pick by Cincinnati in 2013 and was traded to the New York Yankees in January 2019 as part of the deal that sent right-hander Sonny Gray to the Reds. The Yankees immediately flipped Long to Seattle.