Jordan Westburg conectó un jonrón e impulsó tres carreras para que los Orioles de Baltimore derrotaran el jueves 7-3 a los Mets de Nueva York,

It’s been an unbelievably unlucky two-plus weeks for Orioles catchers, and the misfortune continued over the weekend in Atlanta. On Sunday, Baltimore placed Gary Sánchez on the 10-day injured list due to a PCL sprain he sustained in his right knee during Saturday’s 9-6,

The New York Yankees announced Sunday they traded veteran catcher Alex Jackson to the Baltimore Orioles. In return, the Bronx Bombers received international bonus pool money and a player to be named later. For the Orioles, Jackson provides depth behind the plate with Gary Sánchez heading to the 10-day injured list.

The Orioles go for their fourth sweep this morning in an 11:35 a.m. Roku game against the Braves.Their record against the National League improved to 7-13, and they’re 1-6 in interleague series.A win today would bring them to nine games below .

Jackson, 29, hit .226 with 10 homers in 44 games for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this season. He made his major league debut with Atlanta in 2019 and also has played for Miami and Milwaukee.

The Orioles are decimated at catcher. For Jacob Stallings and Alex Jackson, that means there’s an unexpected chance to contribute.

The Yankees announced Sunday that they've traded catcher Alex Jackson to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for international signing bonus pool money and a player to be named later or cash considerations.

Basallo has also had his issues with non-fastballs. He's swung and missed roughly a third of the time against changeups and breaking balls, and has hit just .229 against those pitches. For comparison's sake, he's batting .329 against four-seamers and sinkers.