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Orioles sign Abad, three others to minor league contracts

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The Orioles announced four minor league signings on Monday. Two of them, left-handed pitcher Fernando Abad and right-hander Conner Greene, had previously been reported. Two others, catcher Nick Ciuffo and right-hander Claudio Custodio, had not.

Abad is the biggest name. He turned 35 last Thursday and is 8-29 with two saves and a 3.67 ERA in 384 major league games from 2010-2019 with six teams. He has been with Houston, Boston, Oakland, Washington, Minnesota and San Francisco.

Greene, who is 25, has a 39-45 record with a 4.22 ERA in seven minor league seasons with the Blue Jays, Cardinals and Royals organizations. He was a seventh-round pick by Toronto in the 2013 draft.

Ciuffo was a first-round pick, the 21st overall by Tampa Bay in 2013. He’s hit .186 with a home run and five RBIs in 19 games with the Rays in 2018 and 2019. Ciuffo is an experienced catcher who could play at Triple-A and provide depth.

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Custodio, 30, began his professional career with the New York Yankees organization in 2010 as an infielder,and was converted to a pitcher in 2015. Custodio is 16-8 with a 3.29 ERA in four seasons with the Yankees, Blue Jays and Braves organizations.

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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