masn-baseballs-orioles.jpgNEW YORK – The Orioles designated outfielder Henry Urrutia for assignment today to create a spot for outfielder Julio Borbon on the 40-man roster.
Borbon’s contract was selected today from Double-A Bowie and outfielder Hyun Soo Kim went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to July 11 with a strained right hamstring. Kim can return on July 26.
Borbon, 30, hasn’t played in a major league game since Aug. 2, 2013 with the Cubs. He collected a hit in his only at-bat versus the Dodgers.
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NEW YORK – The Orioles designated outfielder Henry Urrutia for assignment today to create a spot for outfielder Julio Borbon on the 40-man roster.

Borbon’s contract was selected today from Double-A Bowie and outfielder Hyun Soo Kim went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to July 11 with a strained right hamstring. Kim can return on July 26.

Borbon, 30, hasn’t played in a major league game since Aug. 2, 2013 with the Cubs. He collected a hit in his only at-bat versus the Dodgers.

Borbon, a plus-defender with speed who has always impressed manager Buck Showalter, was batting .289/.353/.373 with seven doubles, two triples, five home runs and 20 RBIs in 83 games with Bowie. He’s wearing No. 29 with the Orioles.

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Urrutia, who signed with the Orioles in July 2012 after defecting from Cuba, was batting .298/.333/.408 with 10 doubles, one triple, three home runs and 23 RBIs in 48 games with Bowie after being demoted from Triple-A Norfolk.

The Orioles needed a left-handed hitting outfielder to replace Kim, and they chose Borbon over Urrutia, who was on the 40-man roster. The writing was on the wall.

Urrutia made his major league debut in 2013 and reappeared in the majors in 2015, going 25-for-92 with one double, a triple, one home run and eight RBIs.

Meanwhile, first baseman Chris Davis is in the clubhouse today after he spent last night’s game at the team hotel with a stomach virus.