Baltimore Orioles minor league players


Below are select minor league players and the rosters of the minor league affiliates of the Baltimore Orioles:

Players

Keegan Akin

Keegan Lee Akin is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization.
Akin attended Bullock Creek High School in Midland, Michigan and played college baseball at Western Michigan University. In 2015, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the second round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.
Akin made his professional debut with the Aberdeen IronBirds and spent all of 2016 there, posting a 1.04 ERA in 26 innings. He spent 2017 with the Frederick Keys where he pitched to a 7–8 record and 4.14 ERA in 21 starts, and he spent 2018 with the Bowie BaySox, going 14–7 with a 3.27 ERA in 25 starts. He spent 2019 with the Norfolk Tides, going 6–7 with a 4.73 ERA and 131 strikeouts over 112.1 innings.
Akin was added to the Orioles 40–man roster following the 2019 season.
Rylan Thomas Bannon is an American professional baseball third baseman in the Baltimore Orioles organization.
Bannon graduated from Joliet Catholic Academy and played college baseball at Xavier University. In 2017, he was the Big East Conference Baseball Player of the Year. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the eighth round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft. He signed and made his professional debut with the Ogden Raptors, batting.336/.425/.591 with ten home runs and 30 RBIs in 40 games. He began 2018 with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, where he hit.296 in 89 games with 20 homers and 61 RBIs and was eventually honored with the California League Most Valuable Player Award.
On July 18, 2018, Bannon was traded to the Baltimore Orioles along with Breyvic Valera, Dean Kremer, Yusniel Díaz, and Zach Pop in exchange for Manny Machado. He was assigned to the Bowie Baysox and finished the season there, batting.204 with two home runs and 11 RBIs in 32 games. He split the 2019 season between Bowie and the Norfolk Tides, hitting a combined.766 with 11 home runs and 59 RBI. He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Surprise Saguaros following the 2019 season.
Michael Thomas Baumann is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles organization.
Baumann attended Mahtomedi High School in Mahtomedi, Minnesota, and played for the school's baseball and American football teams. The Minnesota Twins selected him in the 34th round of the 2014 MLB draft. He did not sign, instead enrolling at Jacksonville University to play college baseball for the Jacksonville Dolphins. The Baltimore Orioles selected him in the third round of the 2017 MLB draft. In 2018, Baumann began the season with the Delmarva Shorebirds of the Class A South Atlantic League. He received a promotion in May to the Frederick Keys of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League. He combined to go 7–6 with a 2.98 ERA and 142 strikeouts over 124 innings in 2019.
His older brother, Nick, also played baseball and football at Mahtomedi.

Yusniel Díaz

Yusniel Efraín Díaz Hechavarría is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder in the Baltimore Orioles organization.
Díaz played for the Industriales of the Cuban National Series and hit.348/.448/.440 over 65 games as a rookie. He was the favorite to win the Cuban National Series Rookie of the Year Award, but defected before the award was given out.
Díaz signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers in November 2015. The Dodgers assigned him to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the Advanced Class-A California League to begin his professional career. In 82 games for the Quakes in 2016, he hit.267 with eight homers and 54 RBI. In 2017, he played in 83 games for the Quakes and 31 for the Double-A Tulsa Drillers and hit.292 with 11 homers and 52 RBI. He was assigned to play in the Arizona Fall League and was chosen for the Fall Stars Game showcase. Díaz remained with Tulsa to begin 2018 and was selected to the "world" team at the All-Star Futures Game.
On July 18, 2018, Díaz was traded to the Baltimore Orioles along with Breyvic Valera, Dean Kremer, Rylan Bannon, and Zach Pop in exchange for Manny Machado. He was assigned to the Bowie Baysox and finished the year there. In 97 games between Tulsa and Bowie, he slashed.285/.392/.449 with 11 home runs and 45 RBIs. He split the 2019 season between the Aberdeen IronBirds, Frederick Keys, and Bowie, hitting a combined.265/.341/.464/.805 with 11 home runs and 55 RBI.

Marcos Diplan

Marcos Antonio Diplán Guzmán is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization.
The Texas Rangers signed Diplan as an international free agent in 2013, receiving a $1.3 signing bonus. He pitched for the Dominican Rangers during the 2014 season, where he had a 7–2 win–loss record, a 1.54 ERA, and 57 strikeouts in innings pitched.
On January 19, 2015, the Rangers traded Diplan, Luis Sardiñas, and Corey Knebel to the Milwaukee Brewers for Yovani Gallardo. He spent 2015 with the Helena Brewers where he was 2–2 with a 3.75 ERA in 50.1 innings pitched, and 2016 with the Brevard County Manatees and Wisconsin Timber Rattlers where he posted a combined 7–4 record, 3.02 ERA, and 1.29 WHIP in 27 total games between the two clubs. In 2017, he pitched for the Carolina Mudcats where he compiled a 7–8 record and 5.23 ERA in 26 games.
The Brewers added him to their 40-man roster after the 2017 season. He spent the 2018 season with both Carolina and the Biloxi Shuckers, pitching to a combined 5–8 record with a 4.03 ERA in 25 games. He returned to Biloxi to begin 2019.
Diplan was designated for assignment on July 29, 2019 following the acquisition of Jordan Lyles. He was traded to the Minnesota Twins for cash on July 31, 2019. Between Biloxi and the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, Diplan went 3–5 with a 4.85 ERA in 68.2 innings in 2019. On September 14, 2019, Diplan was designated for assignment. He was claimed by the Detroit Tigers on September 16.
On December 9, 2019, Diplan was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles. Diplan was designated for assignment on December 29, following the signing of Kohl Stewart. He was outrighted to the minor leagues on January 9, 2020.

Gunnar Henderson

Gunnar Randal Henderson is an American baseball shortstop in the Baltimore Orioles organization.
Henderson was born in Montgomery, Alabama and grew up in Selma, Alabama, where he attended John T. Morgan Academy and played basketball and baseball. Henderson committed to play college baseball at Auburn during his sophomore season. As a senior, he was named the state player of the year after batting.559 with 17 doubles, nine triples, 11 home runs, 69 runs scored and 75 RBIs while stealing 32 bases. Henderson was also named the Alabama Independent School Association Player of the Year in basketball after 17 points and 11 rebounds per game.
Henderson was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the second round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft with the 42nd overall pick. Henderson signed with the team after agreeing to a contract that included a $2.3 million signing bonus. After signing he was assigned to the rookie-level Gulf Coast League Orioles. Henderson finished his first professional season with a.259 batting average and one home run with 11 RBIs.

Isaac Mattson

Isaac Gerald Mattson is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization.
Mattson attended Harbor Creek High School in Harborcreek, Pennsylvania. In 2014, his senior year, he went 6–0 with a 0.67 ERA along with batting.531. He was not drafted out of high school in the 2014 MLB draft and enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh where he played college baseball.
In 2015, as a freshman at Pitt, Mattson appeared in 22 games, going 1–1 with a 3.82 ERA, and in 2016, his sophomore season, he pitched 34 innings in relief, compiling a 2–0 record with a 3.71 ERA. After his sophomore year, he played for the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named an All-Star. In 2017, as a junior, he pitched 31 innings out of the bullpen, going 1–0 with a 2.87 ERA, striking out 41. After the season, he was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels in the 19th round of the 2017 MLB draft.
After signing, Mattson made his professional debut with the Arizona League Angels before being promoted to the Orem Owlz, where he was named an All-Star. In innings between the two clubs, he went 1–0 with a 1.44 ERA. In 2018, he played for the Burlington Bees and the Inland Empire 66ers, going 7–4 with a 3.82 ERA in 25 games, and in 2019, he began the year with the 66ers before being promoted to the Mobile BayBears in May. In August, he was promoted to the Salt Lake Bees. Over 37 relief appearances between the three clubs, Mattson pitched to a 6–3 record with a 2.33 ERA, striking out 110 over innings. He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Mesa Solar Sox following the season.
On December 4, 2019, Mattson was traded to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Dylan Bundy.

Zach Pop

Zachery M. Pop is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization.
Pop attended Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School in Brampton, Ontario. He was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 23rd round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign and played college baseball at the University of Kentucky.
Pop was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the seventh round of the 2017 MLB Draft. He signed and made his professional debut with the AZL Dodgers, pitching five scoreless innings. In 2018, he began the year with the Great Lakes Loons before being promoted to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes.
On July 18, 2018, Pop was traded to the Baltimore Orioles along with Breyvic Valera, Dean Kremer, Yusniel Diaz, and Rylan Bannon in exchange for Manny Machado. He was assigned to the Bowie Baysox and finished the season there. In 44 relief appearances between Great Lakes, Rancho Cucamonga, and Bowie, he compiled a 2–3 record with a 1.53 ERA. He returned to Bowie to begin 2019, and went 1–0 with a 0.84 ERA in 10.2 innings. On May 14, he underwent Tommy John surgery, and missed the rest the 2019 season.

Ramón Urías

Ramón Francisco Urías is a Mexican professional baseball infielder in the Baltimore Orioles organization.
Urías signed with the Texas Rangers as an international free agent in December 2010. He made his professional debut in 2011 with the Dominican Summer League Rangers, batting.213 with one home run and 13 RBIs over 49 games. In 2012, he returned to the DSL where he batted.268/.346/.342 with one home run and 36 RBIs in 56 games. In 2013, the Rangers loaned him to Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League, where he played from 2013 to 2017. In 2017, he slashed.340/.433/.577 with 19 home runs and 79 RBIs over 106 games. Following the season, he signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals.
Urías began the 2018 season with the Springfield Cardinals before being promoted to the Memphis Redbirds. In ninety games between the two clubs, he hit.300/.356/.516 with 13 home runs and 44 RBIs. The Cardinals added him to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season.
Urías returned to Memphis to begin 2019, and also spent time with Springfield and the Palm Beach Cardinals. Over 103 games between both teams, he batted.262 with ten home runs and 55 RBIs.
Urías was designated for assignment by the Cardinals on February 6, 2020. Urías was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles on February 11, 2020.

Bruce Zimmermann

Bruce Anthony Zimmermann is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization.
Zimmermann graduated from Loyola Blakefield in 2013. Undrafted out of high school in the 2013 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at Towson University to play college baseball before transferring to the University of Mount Olive after his sophomore year. In 2017, as a senior at Mount Olive, he was 9–2 with a 3.18 ERA in 15 starts, striking out 129 batters in 99 innings. After his senior year, he was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the fifth round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft. He signed for $10,000, and was assigned to the Danville Braves, where he was 0–1 with a 3.09 ERA in 11 starts. He began 2018 with the Rome Braves, with whom he was named a South Atlantic League All-Star, before being promoted to the Mississippi Braves in June.
On July 31, 2018, Zimmermann, Jean Carlos Encarnacion, Brett Cumberland, Evan Phillips and international signing money were traded to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Kevin Gausman and Darren O'Day. He was assigned to the Bowie Baysox and finished the season there. In 25 starts between Rome, Mississippi, and Bowie, he compiled an 11–7 record with a 3.21 ERA. He returned to Bowie to begin 2019 before being promoted to the Norfolk Tides in July. Over 25 games between the two clubs, Zimmermann pitched to a 7–6 record with a 3.21 ERA, striking out 134 over 140 innings.

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