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Orioles activate closer Ryan Helsley, option Anthony Nunez to Norfolk

The Orioles activated closer Ryan Helsley from the 15-day injured list ahead of Tuesday night’s game in Seattle.

Right-hander Anthony Nunez was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk.

Helsley, who last pitched on April 28th, was on the IL with right elbow inflammation. He’s  0-2 with a 2.53 ERA and seven saves in 12 games.

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Nunez is 2-2 with a 4.98 ERA and three saves in 32 games.

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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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