Rich Dubroff

Orioles deal Domínguez to Blue Jays for pitching prospect

BALTIMORE—The Orioles made another deal involving a key bullpen piece on Tuesday, trading right-hander Seranthony Domínguez and cash considerations to the Toronto Blue Jays for pitching prospect Juaron Watts-Brown.

Domínguez, 30, was 2-3 with two saves and a 3.24 ERA in 43 games for the Orioles, and must only travel a short distance between clubhouses to report to the Blue Jays for Game 2 of Tuesday’s split doubleheader.

They dealt right-hander Bryan Baker to Tampa Bay on July 9th, and left-hander Gregory Soto to the New York Mets last Friday.

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Watts-Brown, 23, was Toronto’s third-round draft pick in 2023 and is their 10th-ranked prospect, according to MLB.com. He’s 2-3 with a 3.54 ERA in 19 starts for High-A Vancouver and Double-A New Hampshire.

The Orioles will have to add another relief arm for Game 2. They won Game 1, 16-4.

Note: Outfielder/designated hitter Heston Kjerstad is being rested at Triple-A Norfolk. He’s been trying to play through fatigue, and it hasn’t improved. The Orioles will revisit the plan for him in a week or so.

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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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