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The Orioles today announced that they have signed outfielder GREG ALLEN to a one-year major league contract for the 2025 season. He will wear No. 25.

Allen, 32, batted .270/.355/.440 (54-for-200) with 14 doubles, one triple, six home runs, 31 runs scored, 32 RBI, and 11 stolen bases in 61 games with Triple-A Iowa of the Chicago Cubs organization earlier this season. He was released on August 4. The switch-hitter has played 304 career games with the New York Yankees (2021, 2023), Pittsburgh Pirates (2022), San Diego Padres (2020), and Cleveland Guardians (2017-2020) while appearing in 139 games in center field, 119 in left field, and 56 in right field. He’s 48-of-57 (84.2%) in stolen base attempts in his MLB career. The former sixth round selection by Cleveland in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft attended San Diego State University (CA), playing three seasons for the late National Baseball Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn.

The Orioles’ 40-man roster currently has 38 players.