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Orioles activate Helsley, designate Suárez for assignment; O’s-Red Sox lineups

Apr 4, 2026; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Ryan Helsley (21) pitches against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the ninth inning at PNC Park. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images

BALTIMORE—The Orioles activated closer Ryan Helsley from the family leave/bereavement list on Sunday. They designated right-hander Albert Suárez for assignment.

Helsley left the Orioles after Tuesday night’s game in Kansas City and missed three games. He’s 0-2 with a 2.79 ERA with six saves.

Suárez was 1-0 with a 3.46 ERA in five games. He allowed four unearned runs in four innings in Saturday’s 17-1 loss to Boston.

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The Orioles have 38 players on their 40-man roster.

Catcher Sam Huff elected free agency after he passed through waivers instead of accepting an assignment to Triple-A Norfolk. The Orioles are expected to sign Huff to a new minor league contract.

Boston fired manager Alex Cora after Saturday’s game. They also fired several coaches, including former Orioles outfielder Kyle Hudson, who was their third base coach. Triple-A Worcester manager Chad Tracy was named interim manager.

Orioles-Red Sox lineups:

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Orioles

Taylor Ward-LF

Gunnar Henderson-SS

Adley Rutschman-DH

Pete Alonso-1B

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Tyler O’Neill-RF

Samuel Basallo-C

Jeremiah Jackson-2B

Dylan Beavers-CF

Blaze Alexander-3B

Kyle Bradish-RHP

Red Sox

Jarren Duran-LF

Willson Contreras-1B

Roman Anthony-DH

Wilyer Abreu-RF

Ceddanne Rafaela-CF

Marcelo Mayer-2B

Caleb Durbin-3B

Connor Wong-C

Andruw Monasterio-SS

Connolly Early-LHP

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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.