Rich Dubroff

Orioles add lefty reliever Gregory Soto from Phillies, outfielder Austin Slater from Reds

BALTIMORE—In moves made just before the 6 p.m. trade deadline on Tuesday, the Orioles acquired left-handed reliever Gregory Soto from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Double-A Bowie right-hander Seth Johnson and High-A Aberdeen right-hander Moisés Chace.

They also acquired outfielder Austin Slater and infielder Livan Soto from Cincinnati for cash considerations or a player to be named later.

Soto was 2-4 with a 4.08 ERA and two saves in 43 games for Philadelphia this season. He has a 4.23 ERA and 55 saves in six seasons with the Phillies and Detroit.

Johnson, who was 0-6 with a 2.63 ERA in 18 starts with the Baysox, was acquired by the Orioles from Tampa Bay in the three-way trade that sent Trey Mancini to Houston in August 2022.

Johnson had Tommy John surgery shortly after the Orioles acquired him.

The 21 year-old Chace was 2-2 with a 3.46 ERA and a save in 17 games for the IronBirds this season.

The 31-year-old Slater hit .185 with a home run and 12 RBIs in 51 games with the Reds and San Francisco this season. Soto, who was with the Orioles during spring training, was hitless in three at-bats with Cincinnati.

Note: The Orioles recalled catcher Blake Hunt from Triple-A Norfolk and designated left-handed pitcher Cole Irvin for assignment.

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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