Injuries played a significant factor in Baltimore’s disappointing first half. The Orioles limped into the All-Star break with Brandon Young in their starting rotation and a pair of catcher’s that fans could actually forget exist during the break.
Free agent signing Tyler O’Neill spent plenty of time on the injured list in the first half. The former Cardinal hit the IL before the end of April with neck inflammation, and he returned to the injured list less than a month later with left shoulder impingement.
O’Neill arrived in Baltimore with significant injury concerns, but he passed a physical.