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Orioles acquire Royals right-hander Colin Selby for cash considerations

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BALTIMORE–In their continuing pursuit of arms for the bullpen, the Orioles acquired right-hander Colin Selby from the Kansas City Royals for cash considerations on Thursday.

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Selby, a 26-year-old right-hander, had a 6.00 ERA in two games with Kansas City. In 21 games with Pittsburgh last season, Selby was 2-2 with a 9.00 ERA.

The Orioles optioned Selby to Triple-A Norfolk. To make room for him on the 40-man roster, the Orioles transferred pitcher Kyle Bradish from the 15-day to 60-day injured list. Bradish had Tommy John surgery and is out for the season.

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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