Overview
- Suárez returned to the Orioles’ clubhouse and signed a one‑year major‑league deal that makes him immediately eligible to pitch for the big league club.
- The club plans to create the roster opening by optioning right‑hander Cameron Weston to Triple‑A Norfolk so Suárez can be added to the active roster.
- Baltimore has repeatedly used designation‑for‑assignment and waiver clears to keep Suárez in the organization because he is out of minor‑league options.
- This season Suárez has a 2.75 ERA in 19 2/3 innings, but his low strikeout rate, high walk rate and unusually low batting average on balls in play suggest his results could regress.
- Suárez returned to MLB after five seasons in Japan and South Korea and has been valued by the Orioles as an innings‑eating long relief option who helps manage bullpen workloads.