The Orioles had six openings on their 26-man roster after today’s flurry of trades at the deadline. They narrowed it to five with one last transaction.

Left-hander Dietrich Enns was acquired from the Tigers for cash considerations, another move that apparently came just under the wire.

Enns, 34, made seven appearances with the Tigers this season, including a pair of starts, and allowed 11 earned runs and 12 total with 23 hits, four walks and 15 strikeouts in 17 2/3 innings. The two starts came on June 26 and July 3, his first appearances with Detroit, and he had mixed results – five scoreless innings with one hit allowed against the Athletics and seven earned runs (eight total) and eight hits in four innings in D.C.

Four of his five relief appearances were scoreless. The exception came on July 24 against the Blue Jays, with four runs allowed in 1 1/3.

Enns made 14 starts with Triple-A Toledo this year and registered a 2.89 ERA in 62 1/3 innings. He walked 15 batters, struck out 71 and surrendered only four home runs.

The Orioles have made the following roster moves:

• Recalled RHP Yaramil Hiraldo from Double-A Chesapeake.
• Recalled INF Jeremiah Jackson from Triple-A Norfolk.
• C Jacob Stallings elected free agency in lieu of accepting an outright assignment to Triple-A Norfolk.

The Orioles’ 40-man roster currently has 33 players.

The Orioles tonight announced that they have acquired left-handed pitcher DIETRICH ENNS from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for cash considerations.

Enns, 34, is 1-1 with a 5.60 ERA (11 ER/17.2 IP) with 23 hits (2 HR), 12 total runs, four walks, and 15 strikeouts in seven appearances (2 GS) with Detroit after having his contract selected from Triple-A Toledo on June 26. In 14 starts with the Mud Hens this season, he went 2-2 with a 2.89 ERA (20 ER/62.1 IP). The Frankfort, Ill. native spent the previous three years overseas in Japan (2022-23) and Korea (2024). He’s appeared in 18 career major league games (3 GS) over parts of three years with the Tigers, Tampa Bay Rays, and Minnesota Twins. He was originally selected in the 19^th round of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft by the New York Yankees out of Central Michigan University. The Twins acquired him, along with right-handed pitcher Zack Littell, in exchange for left-hander Jaime García on July 30, 2017.

The Orioles tonight announced that they have acquired minor league left-handed pitcher MICAH ASHMAN from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for right-handed pitcher CHARLIE MORTON and cash considerations.

Ashman, 22, is 4-3 with four saves and a 1.49 ERA (7 ER/42.1 IP) with 24 hits, 12 total runs, nine walks, one hit batter, and 50 strikeouts in 30 relief appearances between Double-A Erie and High-A West Michigan. He went 4-3 with a 1.60 ERA (7 ER/39.1 IP) in 28 games with the Whitecaps prior to his July 22 promotion to the SeaWolves. The Salt Lake City, Utah native made his professional debut last season, appearing in five games for Single-A Lakeland after being selected in the 11^th round of the 2024 First Year Player Draft out of the University of Utah.

Morton, 41, made 23 appearances (17 GS) for the Orioles, going 7-8 with a 5.42 ERA (61 ER/101.1 IP). He signed a one-year major league contract for the 2025 season with Baltimore on January 3, 2025. 

The Orioles today announced that they have acquired minor league left-handed pitcher BOSTON BATEMAN, minor league right-handed pitchers TYSON NEIGHBORS and TANNER SMITH, minor league infielders BRANDON BUTTERWORTH and COBB HIGHTOWER, and minor league infielder/outfielder VICTOR FIGUEROA from the San Diego Padres in exchange for outfielder RAMÓN LAUREANO, infielder/outfielder RYAN O’HEARN, and cash considerations.

Bateman, 19, is 5-5 with a 4.08 ERA (31 ER/68.1 IP) with 65 hits (1 HR), 34 total runs, 25 walks, three hit batters, and 75 strikeouts in 15 starts for Single-A Elsinore, making his professional debut. The Henderson, Nev. native was originally selected in the second round (No. 52 overall) of the 2024 First-Year Player Draft out of Adolfo Camarillo High School (CA). He is currently ranked as the No. 4 Padres prospect by MLB Pipeline and No. 6 by Baseball America.

Neighbors, 22, is 3-0 with six saves and a 1.85 ERA (9 ER/43.2 IP) with 23 hits (4 HR), 10 total runs, 18 walks, four hit batters, and 64 strikeouts in 32 appearances between Double-A San Antonio and High-A Fort Wayne this season. The Sulphur Springs, Texas native was originally selected in the fourth round of the 2024 First-Year Player Draft out of Kansas State University. He is currently ranked as the No. 12 Padres prospect by MLB Pipeline and No. 20 by Baseball America.

Smith, 22, is 1-3 with a 3.46 ERA (10 ER/26.0 IP) with 27 hits, 18 total runs, 14 walks, one hit batter, and 34 strikeouts in 17 games (2 GS) between Single-A Lake Elsinore and Rookie-level ACL Padres this season, his first professional game action. The Duxbury, Mass. native was originally selected in the 15^th round of the 2024 First-Year Player Draft out of Harvard University (MA).

Butterworth, 22, is hitting .267/.327/.455 (91-for-341) with 17 doubles, seven triples, 11 home runs, 61 runs scored, 46 RBI, 26 walks, and 13 stolen bases in 89 games with High-A Fort Wayne this season. He is tied for the Midwest League lead in triples, while his 155 total bases rank third in the league. The Charlotte, N.C. native was originally selected in the 12^th round of the 2024 First-Year Player Draft out of North Carolina State University.

The inevitable for first baseman Ryan O’Hearn became reality today.

The Orioles traded O’Hearn and outfielder Ramón Laureano to the Padres, an industry source confirmed. Six players are believed to be coming back to the Orioles, with The Athletic reporting the inclusion of left-hander Boston Bateman and infielder Brandon Butterworth.

A summer that brought O’Hearn’s first All-Star appearance, as the designated hitter for the American League, is changing his life again. And Laureano lasted only a half-season after signing a $4 million deal with a $6.5 million option.

Bateman was the No. 4 prospect in San Diego’s system, according to MLB Pipeline’s rankings, after his selection in the second round of the 2024 draft out of Adolfo Camarillo High School. He gets noticed for being 6-foot-8 and 240 pounds, but also a 60-grade curveball and upper-90s fastball. He’s posted a 4.08 ERA and 1.317 WHIP in 15 starts in his first professional season, with 75 strikeouts in 68 1/3 innings.

Butterworth, 22, was a 12^th-round pick last year out of North Carolina State. He’s hitting .267/.327/.455 with 17 doubles, seven triples, 11 home runs and 46 RBIs in 89 games with High-A Fort Wayne. He plays second and third base, but also has some experience in center field and left field.

The Orioles today announced that they have acquired minor league right-handed pitchers RAIMON GOMEZ, CHANDLER MARSH, and ANTHONY NUNEZ from the New York Mets in exchange for outfielder CEDRIC MULLINS.

Gomez, 23, is 5-5 with two saves and a 4.63 ERA (18 ER/35.0 IP) with 22 hits (3 HR), 26 total runs, 25 walks, five hit batters, and 48 strikeouts in 27 appearances (3 GS) between High-A Brooklyn and Single-A St. Lucie this season. In a game on April 26 vs. Dayton, he recorded a strikeout on a 104.5 mph pitch, the fastest pitch by any thrown in a ballpark equipped with Statcast technology in 2025. Among all minor leaguers who have thrown a pitch in a Statcast ballpark this year, he has the eight fastest pitches thrown, all above 103.4 mph. The Barcelona, Venezuela native originally signed as an international free agent on August 9, 2021. He is currently ranked as the No. 22 Mets prospect by Baseball America and No. 30 by MLB Pipeline.

Marsh, 22, is 4-1 with three saves and a 2.57 ERA (12 ER/42.0 IP) with 19 hits (1 HR), 17 walks, three hit batters, and 52 strikeouts in 33 appearances between High-A Brooklyn and Single-A St. Lucie. His .133 opponent batting average ranks fifth in the minors (min. 40.0 IP). The Greensboro, N.C. native made his professional debut last season after signing as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Georgia on July 22, 2024.

Nunez, 24, is 2-1 with five saves and a 1.58 ERA (7 ER/40.0 IP) and 15 hits, 17 walks, one hit batter, and 60 strikeouts in 32 appearances between Double-A Binghamton and High-A Brooklyn this season. Among minor leaguers with at least 40.0 innings this season, his .119 opponent batting average ranks third, his 40.0 percent strikeout rate is seventh, while his 0.80 WHIP ranks ninth. The Miami, Fla. native was originally selected by the San Diego Padres in the 29^th round of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft out of Miami Springs High School (FL) as an infielder but was released in 2021, qualified for amateur deregulation, and was eligible to play at the NCAA Division 2 level, enrolling at the University of Tampa (FL) in 2022. He became a two-way player in 2024 and was later signed as a minor league free agent by the Mets on June 14, 2024. Nunez is currently ranked as the No. 14 Mets prospect by MLB Pipeline and No. 27 by Baseball America.

Mullins, 30, hit .229/.305/.433 (72-for-314) with 19 doubles, 15 home runs, 42 runs scored, 49 RBI, 34 walks, and 14 steals in 91 games this season. The eight-year veteran was named to his first career All-Star Game in 2021 and won an American League Silver Slugger Award that season, earning Most Valuable Oriole after becoming the first player in team history (since 1954) to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in the same season. Originally selected by Baltimore in the 13^th round of the 2015 First-Year Player Draft out of Campbell University (NC), the Greensboro, N.C. native’s 139 career steals rank seventh in Orioles history.

The only 30-home run, 30-steal Oriole in franchise history will be playing for another team. The deadline got him, too.

Cedric Mullins has been traded today to the Mets in exchange for minor leaguers Raimon Gómez, Anthony Nunez and Chandler Marsh, a source confirmed.

Gómez, 23, is a Venezuelan native who has a combined 4.63 ERA and is averaging 6.4 walks and 12.3 strikeouts per nine innings at two Single-A levels. He reportedly hit 104.5 mph earlier this season with his 80-grade fastball. MLB Pipeline ranked him as the Mets' No. 30 prospect.

Nunez, 24, was the Padres’ 29^th-round pick in the 2019 draft out of Miami Springs High School in Miami who enrolled at the University of Tampa after playing two professional seasons as an infielder and being released. He converted to pitching and was the Mets’ No. 14 prospect this year while posting a combined 1.58 ERA and 0.800 WHIP between High-A Brooklyn and Double-A Binghamton. He’s walked 17 and struck out 60 in 40 innings.

Marsh, 22, is a 6-foot-4, 245-pound right-hander with a combined 2.57 ERA and 0.857 WHIP in 33 games at two Single-A levels. He’s walked 17 and struck out 52 in 42 innings.

Zach Eflin is headed to the injured list again before possibly going to another organization in a trade.

The Orioles put Eflin on the 15-day IL today with lower back discomfort, retroactive to yesterday. They recalled Brandon Young from Double-A Chesapeake.

Young is eligible to return because he’s replacing an injured player.

Eflin went on the IL in April with a mild lat strain and again in June with the lower back strain. He’s made 14 starts and posted a 5.93 ERA and 1.416 WHIP in 71 1/3 innings.

Eflin faced the Blue Jays on Monday and allowed four runs and eight hits in 4 1/3 innings. He held the Guardians to two runs and two hits in five innings after his reinstatement.

The Orioles have made the following roster moves:

• Recalled RHP Brandon Young from Double-A Chesapeake.
• Placed RHP Zach Eflin (low back discomfort) on the 15-day Injured List, retroactive to July 29.

The Orioles today announced that they have acquired shortstop WILFRI DE LA CRUZ from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for right-handed pitcher ANDREW KITTREDGE.

De La Cruz, 17, hit .262/.442/.417 (22-for-84) with nine doubles, two triples, 18 runs, nine RBI, 26 walks, and nine stolen bases in his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Cubs Red. Signed by the Cubs as an international free agent on January 15, 2025, the San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic native is ranked the Cubs No. 19 prospect by MLB Pipeline and No. 20 by Baseball America. He was rated the No. 10 prospect by Baseball America and No. 13 by MLB Pipeline for the 2025 international signing class.

Kittredge, 35, went 2-2 with a 3.45 ERA (12 ER/31.1 IP) in 31 appearances after beginning the season on the 15-day Injured List (left knee debridement). He signed a one-year major league contract with the Orioles for the 2025 season with a club option for 2026 on January 13, 2025.

The Orioles today announced that they have acquired minor league right-handed pitcher TWINE PALMER from the Houston Astros in exchange for infielder RAMÓN URÍAS and cash considerations.

Palmer, 20, went 2-0 with a 2.13 ERA (10 ER/42.1 IP) on 26 hits, 14 total runs allowed, 22 walks, two hit batters, and 44 strikeouts in 13 appearances (8 GS) with Single-A Fayetteville. The McAlester, Okla. native made his professional debut with the Woodpeckers last season, and pitched in two games after being selected by Houston in the 19^th round of the 2024 First-Year Player Draft out of Connors State College (OK).

Urías, 31, hit .248/.300/.388 (64-for-258) with 12 doubles, eight home runs, 27 runs, 34 RBI, and 21 walks in 77 games with the Orioles this season. He made his MLB debut with Baltimore in 2020 and went on to play 506 games with the club, batting .259/.324/.404 (410-for-1580) with 76 doubles, six triples, 47 home runs, 197 runs scored, 205 RBI, and 131 walks. In 2022, he won the American League Gold Glove Award at third base to become the third Oriole in team history to do so, joining National Baseball Hall of Famer and Orioles legend BROOKS ROBINSON (16x) and MANNY MACHADO (2x).

Interim manager Tony Mansolino didn’t know yesterday morning whether certain players would make it through the series finale against the Blue Jays. Whether he’d hear from the front office, alerting him to a trade, or at least the possibility of one.

Former manager Brandon Hyde knew the drill during the rebuild period. Mansolino is getting his first experience with it.

“There’s always things kind of cooking with that,” he said. “For a couple days, we’ve gotten a phone call during the game, essentially like, ‘Hey, heads up in these scenarios.’ So I think that’s pretty normal this time of the year if you’re a team that’s kind of selling.”

Or full-in, without-question selling.

The Orioles aren’t straddling the fence. They traded relievers Bryan Baker, Gregory Soto and Seranthony Domínguez and infielder Ramón Urías and are receiving offers on numerous other players. First baseman Ryan O’Hearn and center fielder Cedric Mullins are high on the list, with the Reds among the teams tracking Mullins. The Cubs are a possible match for Zach Eflin based on their interest level, but the Orioles also could move Charlie Morton and Tomoyuki Sugano.

In 24 hours, the Orioles’ roster could look very different. 

The front office is realistic about where Baltimore finds itself in the standings. Despite a great homestand with incredible performances from the likes of Cedric Mullins and Ryan O’Hearn, the Orioles would have to leapfrog seven American League teams to make the playoffs. 

The reality of the situation wasn’t lost on the fans at Camden Yards, nor the players in the clubhouse, a few of which have already changed jerseys. 

Ahead of today’s deadline, the Orioles have already sent Gregory Soto to the Mets and Seranthony Domínguez to the Blue Jays in exchange for some high-upside arms. 

In exchange for Soto, the O’s received RHP Wellington Aracena and RHP Cameron Foster from New York. Foster didn’t enter Baltimore’s top 30 according to MLB Pipeline, nor was he a top-30 prospect in the Mets system according to Baseball America. But Aracena is ranked by both outlets. 

The Orioles are willing to move more than expiring contracts at the deadline.

An industry source confirmed tonight that the Orioles are trading infielder Ramón Urías to the Astros.

Urías doesn’t reach free agency until after the 2026 season. He’s batting .248/.300/.388 with 12 doubles, eight home runs and 34 RBIs in 77 games.

Urías has made 66 starts at third base, where he won a Gold Glove in 2022.

Executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias swings a deal with his former organization, and he parts with a player claimed on waivers from the Cardinals on Feb. 11, 2020 – an under-the-radar move which turned out nicely for the Orioles.

Ryan O’Hearn swung, stood and tossed his bat. He watched José Berríos’ fastball land on the flag court in right field, began to jog up the line and pointed at the dugout.

The significance of the moment wasn’t lost on anyone.

O’Hearn might have played his last game with the Orioles, who failed to complete their sweep today with a 9-8 loss to the Blue Jays at Camden Yards. The same goes for Cedric Mullins, who made another leaping catch at the fence to rob a home run and preserve the lead. Moments that fed the hopeless baseball romantics.

The trade deadline is approaching the 24-hour mark and both players are generating heat.

The entire team was getting hot with five wins in a row, but reliever Yennier Cano, tasked with holding a 5-4 lead, allowed five runs in the seventh inning. They answered with three in the bottom half but fell to 50-59.

The Orioles will go for the four-game sweep this afternoon, in the final game before the trade deadline, with Adley Rutschman serving as designated hitter and cleanup hitter, and Dylan Carlson in right field.

Tyler O’Neill and Ramón Laureano are on the bench.

Dean Kremer allowed five runs in six innings against the Rockies in his last start after surrendering one run over 14 innings in his two previous outings. His first start came in Toronto on March 29 and he allowed five runs in 5 2/3 innings.

Kremer owns a 5.14 ERA and 1.516 WHIP in 12 career games (11 starts) against the Blue Jays. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is 11-for-31 with two doubles and five home runs.

The Orioles have won five games in a row and six out of seven, but they remain seven back for the last Wild Card with seven teams ahead of them.

Yennier Cano left his seat in the Orioles’ dugout after the bottom of the third inning and began his stroll to the home bullpen. He’s already said his goodbyes to Bryan Baker, Gregory Soto and Seranthony Domínguez. Just part of the business. And it creates major complications for those left standing, and walking, who want to keep winning.

Rookie Brandon Young, recalled today as the 27^th man in Game 2, hadn’t completed the fifth inning in six of his seven starts. Interim manager Tony Mansolino probably spent part of his afternoon introducing himself to his new relievers and wondering how he’d piece together nine frames. And whether everyone in the room was ready for the possibility of high-leverage work.

Young retired the side in order in the fifth and earned the chance to keep going, getting through the sixth and leaving with the score tied and a quality start on his resume. That was one worry put to bed.

Gunnar Henderson and Adley Rutschman hit back-to-back doubles off Jeff Hoffman in the eighth and Corbin Martin earned his first career save in the Orioles’ 3-2 victory over the Blue Jays before an announced crowd of 14,929 at Camden Yards. The bullpen logged three scoreless innings, and the Orioles won their fifth game in a row and sixth out of seven.

Oh, these silly sellers.

The swing and the sound were vintage Tyler O’Neill. A positive perfect storm creating a loud clap of thunder and putting more runs on the scoreboard.

This is the version of Tyler O’Neill that the Orioles anticipated for the 2025 season and perhaps beyond, depending on the opt-out clause in his three-year, $49.5 million free-agent contract.

His health didn’t allow it, whether keeping him off the field or out of the batting cages, but O’Neill is teasing again – just like he did in March with three hits on Opening Day, including another home run, and four on the 31^st in Boston.

O’Neill homered in four consecutive games and almost made it five last night in the nightcap of a doubleheader, his drive to deep left field in the fifth inning so close to sneaking inside the pole that the Orioles challenged the call. The at-bats are much better, much more competitive.

For example, O’Neill saw 19 pitches in his first three plate appearances in Game 1, running the count full each time and producing a sacrifice fly, a walk and single after falling behind 0-2. O’Neill changed his approach and homered on a first-pitch slider in the sixth, and he struck out on six pitches in the seventh.

The Orioles have made the following roster move:

• Returned 27^th man RHP Brandon Young to Double-A Chesapeake after today’s doubleheader.