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The Orioles had a contract decision to make on catcher Alex Jackson. They did it this morning.
It’s passed along to the Minnesota Twins.
Jackson was traded today for minor league infielder Payton Eeles, reducing the number of players on the 40-man roster to 39.
Eeles, who turned 26 earlier this month, signed with the Twins as an undrafted free agent after playing at Coastal Carolina – where he was teammates with Orioles 2025 first-round draft pick Caden Bodine – and in the independent American Association in 2023.
Over 210 minor league games, Eeles has batted .285/.410/.417 with 28 doubles, 10 triples, 16 home runs and 94 RBIs and has stolen 68 bases in 86 attempts. He’s also walked 120 times and struck out 141.
