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Orioles recall Kyle Stowers from Norfolk, option Heston Kjerstad

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BALTIMORE—The Orioles on Monday swapped left-handed hitting outfielders, recalling Kyle Stowers from Triple-A Norfolk and optioning Heston Kjerstad to the Tides.

Stowers, who hit .207 in 48 games with the Orioles in 2022 and 2023, was hitting .240 with 11 home runs and 32 RBIS and an .856 OPS with Norfolk.

Kjerstad hit .143 (2-for-14) in seven games with the Orioles.

The Orioles also claimed right-handed pitcher Corbin Martin from Milwaukee off waivers. Martin is 1-5 with a 6.71 earned-run average in 17 games with Houston and Arizona from 2019-2022. He has been optioned to Norfolk.


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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