In their third trade of the day, the Orioles sent 31-year-old right-handed reliever Tyler Wells to the Tampa Bay Rays. In exchange, the Orioles are re-acquiring 22-year-old right-handed pitching prospect Michael Forret, who was drafted by the team in the 14th round of the 2023 draft and traded to the Rays as part of the package that brought right-hander Shane Baz to Baltimore.
Wells was the active Oriole with the longest tenure on the team. He came to the Orioles in the December 2020 Rule 5 draft.
In six seasons, Wells was 20-21 with a 3.79 ERA and nine saves. He started 50 games and pitched in relief 92 times.
He had season-ending elbow surgery in June 2024, and started seven times in 2024 and 2025.
This season, he was used exclusively in relief and went 2-2 with a 2.67 ERA and four saves.
Wells is eligible for free agency after next season.
Forret began the year with Double-A Montgomery, where he was 6-0 with a 2.15 ERA in 10 starts. In the nine starts since his promotion to Triple-A Durham, he was 1-2 with a 4.89 ERA in nine starts.
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