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Orioles send Akin to injured list with left elbow discomfort, recall Walker from Norfolk

May 16, 2026; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Baltimore Orioles pitcher Keegan Akin (45) throws to the Washington Nationals during the seventh inning at Nationals Park. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-Imagn Images

BALTIMORE—The Orioles placed left-handed pitcher Keegan Akin on the 15-day injured list with left elbow discomfort. The move is retroactive to Sunday.

Akin is 0-1 with a 5.68 ERA in 24 games. He started two as an opener. Akin missed the first month of the season with a strained left groin muscle.

The Orioles recalled left-handed pitcher Josh Walker from Triple-A Norfolk. Walker has a 4.50 ERA in three games with the Orioles.

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Akin is the ninth player on the injured list.

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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.