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Orioles again claim Díaz off waivers, designate O’Hearn for assignment

Two days after acquiring left-handed hitting first baseman Ryan O’Hearn from the Kansas City Royals, the Orioles designated him for assignment after they claimed another left-handed hitting first baseman, Lewin Díaz, off waivers from the Atlanta Braves.

This is Díaz’s second stint this offseason with the Orioles. Díaz was originally selected off waivers from Pittsburgh on December 2nd and after being designated for assignment when the Orioles signed right-handed reliever Mychal Givens, he was traded to the Braves for cash considerations on December 23rd.

Díaz, who’s 26, hit .169 with five home runs and 11 RBIs in 58 games with Miami last season. Over the last three seasons, Díaz hit .181 in 112 games with the Marlins.

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The Orioles hope that O”Hearn, who agreed to a one-year, $1.4 million contract with the Royals before last month’s deadline for tendering contracts, will pass through waivers so he can be invited to spring training as a non-roster player.

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Rich Dubroff

Rich Dubroff grew up in Brooklyn as a fan of New York teams, but after he moved to Baltimore, quickly adopted the Orioles and Colts. After nearly two decades as a freelancer assisting on Orioles coverage for several outlets, principally The Capital in Annapolis and The Carroll County Times, Dubroff began covering the team fulltime in 2011. He spent five years at Comcast SportsNet’s website and for the last two seasons, wrote for PressBoxonline.com, Dubroff lives in Baltimore with his wife of more than 30 years, Susan.

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