Connor Norby has stepped inside the Camden Yards home clubhouse a few times this season without actually being on the active roster.
At least catcher David Bañuelos had his contract selected twice before the Orioles outrighted him.
Norby was optioned June 11 after the Orioles returned from St. Petersburg, Fla. He got to Baltimore, had a locker set up and waited downstairs to claim his bags and head back to Triple-A. Jorge Mateo’s reinstatement from the concussion injured list cost him a spot.
Just enough time for Norby to take some photos of his uniforms and leave major league life.
The Orioles put Norby on the 24-hour taxi squad Saturday while waiting to find out whether infielder Jordan Westburg or outfielder Austin Hays, both bothered by knee soreness, would go on the injured list. Westburg returned to the lineup, Hays started yesterday in left field, and Norby vanished again.