The Baltimore Orioles and Atlanta Braves backed out of agreements to sign Jeff Hoffman because of concerns about the reliever's pitching shoulder before he finalized a $33 million, three-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays last week.

The Orioles nearly handed out their first multiyear contract to a free agent pitcher since 2018, but now that player is a Toronto Blue Jay.

The Baltimore Orioles and Atlanta backed out of agreements to sign Jeff Hoffman because of concerns about the reliever's pitching shoulder before he finalized a three-year contract worth $33 million US with the Toronto Blue Jays last week.

The Seattle Mariners have re-acquired catcher Blake Hunt in a trade with the Baltimore Orioles for cash considerations.

The Mariners bring back catcher Blake Hunt in a trade with the Orioles. The Mariners traded Hunt to Baltimore last year for a bullpen arm.

Former No. 4 overall pick in 2008 Brian Matusz died Jan. 6, likely the result of a drug overdose according to Phoenix police. He was 37.

Former Baltimore Orioles pitcher Brian Matusz’s cause of death was likely a drug overdose, according to a police report cited by The Baltimore Banner on Monday. The 37-year-old was found dead in his Arizona home with a white substance in his mouth alongside a lighter,