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Orioles recall Heston Kjerstad from Norfolk

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The Orioles have recalled outfielder Heston Kjerstad from Triple-A Norfolk. Kjerstad will replace Austin Hays, who was placed on the 10-day injured list on Monday with a strained left calf muscle. That move was retroactive to Sunday.

Kjerstad was hitting .349 in 21 games with Norfolk with 10 home runs and 30 RBIs and a 1.176 OPS.

In 13 games last season with the Orioles, Kjerstad hit .233 with two home runs and three RBIs. He was placed on the roster for the Division Series against Texas but didn’t play.

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To make room for Kjerstad on the 26-man roster, the Orioles optioned catcher David Bañuelos to Norfolk. Bañuelos was active for Monday night’s game but didn’t play. He didn’t get a hit in his only at-bat on April 16th in his major league debut.

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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