masn-baseballs-orioles.jpgCraig Tatum has his right hand wrapped in ice, but he swung a bat and did some throwing earlier this morning and hopes to avoid a trip to the disabled list.

Tatum was hit by a foul tip last night and left the game.

“It’s fine,” he said. “It feels good. I threw and hit and it didn’t really hurt. The swelling just disappeared overnight. It was really swollen last night, and I woke up this morning and it’s gone.

“It’s still sore, but not too bad.”

The Orioles need to clear room on…Craig Tatum has his right hand wrapped in ice, but he swung a bat and did some throwing earlier this morning and hopes to avoid a trip to the disabled list.

Tatum was hit by a foul tip last night and left the game.

“It’s fine,” he said. “It feels good. I threw and hit and it didn’t really hurt. The swelling just disappeared overnight. It was really swollen last night, and I woke up this morning and it’s gone.

“It’s still sore, but not too bad.”

The Orioles need to clear room on the 25-man roster today for catcher Matt Wieters. If Tatum isn’t placed on the disabled list, he could be optioned to Triple-A Norfolk.

“It probably means what you’ve all been saying, that they’ll just send me down,” he said. “I don’t think it should be me, but I don’t make that call.”

Interim manager Juan Samuel said a decision hasn’t been made.