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Orioles sign Hans Crouse to minor league contract

The Orioles signed right-handed reliever Hans Crouse to a minor league contract on Tuesday. Crouse, who’s 27 was 4-3 with a 2.84 ERA in 25 games with the Los Angeles Angels in 2024.

He allowed 14 hits, but walked 17 in 25 1/3 innings for the Angels. In 2021, he was 0-2 with a 5.14 ERA in two starts for Philadelphia.

Crouse pitched in only two games for Triple-A Salt Lake City in the Angels’ organization before suffering a torn lat muscle.

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Notes: Jorge Mateo signed a one-year contract for a reported $1 million with Atlanta on Monday. …The Orioles will be using an alternate black cap, with an orange bill and orange script B, the same logo from the City Connect uniforms.

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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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