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Orioles reinstate Kittredge from injured list, option McDermott to Norfolk

After recovering from surgery to remove bone chips from his left knee, reliever Andrew Kittredge has been added to the Orioles’ active roster for Wednesday’s game in Milwaukee. Kittredge, who signed a one-year $9 million contract in January, had surgery in early March. The Orioles hold a 2026 option on the 35-year-old right-hander.

Kittredge, who had a 3.44 ERA and 16 saves in eight seasons with Tampa Bay and St. Louis, had one rehab appearance for High-A Aberdeen and five scoreless one-inning outings for Triple-A Norfolk this month.

To make room for Kittredge on the roster, the Orioles optioned right-hander Chayce McDermott to Norfolk. McDermott pitched in Tuesday night’s 5-2 loss to the Brewers, the Orioles’ eighth loss in a row. McDermott has an 8.22 ERA and has allowed eight hits and eight walks in 7 2/3 innings.

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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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