The number of Orioles on the injured list has grown yet again. The O’s added two guys to the IL at once right before Monday’s game against the Yankees. Infielder Jordan Westburg lands on the 10-day IL with what the team called a left hamstring strain, while catcher Gary Sánchez is down with right wrist inflammation.
This roster shuffle brings infielder Emmanuel Rivera up to the Orioles, as well as catcher Maverick Handley. Rivera appeared in 27 games with the O’s a year ago, hitting very well: .313/.370/.578 over 73 plate appearances. He’d been OPSing just .708 with the Tides before getting this call back to the majors.