Orioles Add Catching Depth, Sign Chadwick Tromp to Minor League Contract
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Darragh McDonald
16d ago· 2 min readenNews
Summary
The Baltimore Orioles have signed veteran catcher Chadwick Tromp to a minor league contract, assigning him to Triple-A Norfolk. Tromp, 31, elected free agency after being designated for assignment by the Atlanta Braves. He has played parts of seven seasons in the majors, including six games with Baltimore last year, and holds a career .218/.225/.371 batting line. The move adds catching depth for the Orioles amid some uncertainty in their catching group.
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· 5 pulledThe Orioles have signed catcher Chadwick Tromp to a minor league deal, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com.
He has been assigned to Triple-A Norfolk.
He elected free agency earlier this week after being designated for assignment by Atlanta.
Tromp, 31, has seen scattered big league playing time over seven seasons.
The Orioles have some uncertainty in their catching group right now, so they've added some depth.
The Orioles have some uncertainty in their catching group right now, so they've added some depth.
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