Minors

Orioles promote Kjerstad to Aberdeen

The Orioles promoted outfielder Heston Kjerstad from Single-A Delmarva to High-A Aberdeen, the IronBirds announced Monday on their Twitter account.

Kjerstad, who was the overall No. 2 pick in the 2020 draft, made his professional debut last month and hit .463 with two home runs and 17 RBIs in 22 games with the Shorebirds.

The beginning of Kjerstad’s pro career was delayed by the pandemic in 2020, a case of myocarditis, an infection of the heart muscle, that wiped out his 2021 season, and a hamstring injury in March.

Orioles executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias didn’t say that the 23-year-old would move up a level when he met with the media last Saturday.

“His Delmarva debut has gone as well as it possibly could have gone. I don’t think we’re going to leave him there all year,” he said.

Kjerstad’s debut with Aberdeen is scheduled for Tuesday night when the IronBirds begin a six-game series with Jersey Shore.

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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