The Orioles made a move tonight aimed at improving their bullpen.
The team announce that it has acquired right-hander Shintaro Fujinami from the Athletics for minor league pitcher Easton Lucas.
Triple-A Norfolk infielder Josh Lester was designated for assignment to create room for Fujinami on the 40-man roster.
Fujinami, a 29-year-old native of Sakai, Japan, made 34 appearances in his first major league season and posted an 8.57 ERA and 1.662 WHIP in 49 1/3 innings. He walked 30 batters and struck out 51.
Seven of those outings were starts, but the Orioles plan on using him in a relief role.