Orioles designate reliever Craig Kimbrel for assignment
Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Craig Kimbrel (46) returns to the dugout during a pitching change after he gave up six runs during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Stephanie Scarbrough]
BALTIMORE (AP) — Craig Kimbrel’s time with the Baltimore Orioles is over. The Orioles designated their former closer for assignment Wednesday following the latest in a series of poor outings. Kimbrel gave up six runs on three hits in two-thirds of an inning of relief in Baltimore’s 10-0 home loss to the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night. Kimbrel has a 13.94 ERA in his last 11 appearances over the past month. The nine-time All-Star has amassed a whopping 440 saves and pitched in 837 games. But this season, his first with Baltimore, the right-hander has a 5.33 ERA with six blown saves.
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Baltimore Orioles pitcher Craig Kimbrel reacts after giving up a two-run double to Boston Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela during the seventh inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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