The Phillies have signed Ryan McKenna to a minor league contract, reports Matt Gelb of The Athletic. The outfielder was recently released by the Giants, who claimed him off of waivers from the Orioles in May.
Claimed off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles in May, the San Francisco Giants released veteran outfielder Ryan McKenna on Monday. As the minor league season enters the home stretch, the Giants announced a wave of promotions earlier this week.
2:32PM: Both teams have announced the transaction, and MLB.com’s Maria I. Guardado (via X) reported that the Giants placed Lee on the 60-day IL to create a 40-man roster spot for McKenna.
BALTIMORE —For Monday night’s game with Toronto, the Orioles have added outfielders Kyle Stowers, who was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk and Austin Hays, who was activated from the 10-day injured list.
His spot on the roster will go to veteran Austin Hays, who has been reinstated from the 10-day injured list after missing about three weeks with a strained calf.
After enduring their first shutout of the season the night before, the Orioles hit three home runs and took the final game of a four-game series with the New York Yankees on Thursday.
It’s hard to keep a mediocre fourth outfielder down Good news for all of the people who were clamoring for the Orioles to demote Jackson Holliday after all of ten MLB games and bad news for everybody else: The O’s actually went and did it.
Infielder/outfielder Nick Maton and outfielder Ryan McKenna have cleared outright waivers and were assigned to Triple-A Norfolk. Infielder/outfielder Tyler Nevin, who was also designated for assignment, was claimed off waivers by Oakland.
BALTIMORE–Before Thursday’s opener, the Orioles designated outfielder Ryan McKenna and infielder/outfielder Tyler Nevin for assignment. As of Saturday, no move had been announced.
In 2021, centerfielder Cedric Mullins became the first Oriole to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in a season on a team that lost 110 games. Last season, Mullins finally got to play on a postseason team, and he had a forgettable season with two stints on the injured list and a .233 average.