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Orioles place Pérez on injured list with strained right oblique, recall Heasley

Jul 2, 2023; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Cionel Perez (58) throws a eighth inning pitch against the Minnesota Twins at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports

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BALTIMORE—The Orioles placed left-handed reliever Cionel Pérez on the 15-day injured list with a strained right oblique on Sunday and recalled right-hander Jonathan Heasley from Triple-A Norfolk.

Pérez left Saturday’s game against Los Angeles after throwing to two batters in the ninth inning.

Heasley, who was acquired by the Orioles last December 18^th from Kansas City for minor league infielder Cesar Espinal, had a 4.13 earned-run average in eight spring training games.

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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March 31, 2024