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The Orioles have reinstated pitcher Zach Britton from the 60-day disabled list and optioned him to Triple-A Norfolk.  Britton has been on the disabled list since March with a shoulder impingement. He now will be reinstated to the 40-man roster. To make room for Britton, right-hander Stu Pomeranz was placed on the 60-day disabled list due to an oblique tear. Britton made one of three rehab starts with Norfolk, allowing seven hits and four earned runs in six innings. Britton being optioned means he can't come to majors for 10 days unless there is an injury.

The Orioles made several moves before Saturday's game, with one high-profile player hitting the disabled list and another getting a recall to the major leagues. Outfielder Nolan Reimold, who has struggled to hit in the early season and hasn't played since May 11, was placed on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to last Sunday, with a strained right hamstring. Right-hander Jake Arrieta, the club's 2012 Opening Day starter who pitched in four games this year before being demoted to Triple-A Norfolk in April, was recalled and was in the bullpen Saturday night.

The Orioles placed infielder Wilson Betemit on the 15-day disabled list with an injured right wrist before Thursday's series finale against the Boston Red Sox at Camden Yards. The club recalled first baseman Joe Mahoney from Triple-A Norfolk to fill Betemit's spot on the 25-man roster. He will be available for Thursday's game.  Orioles manager Buck Showalter said an MRI revealed that Betemit had a small cartilage tear in the wrist and a bone bruise. He will report to Sarasota, Fla., on Friday morning but will be shut down for the next week to allow the injury enough time to heal.

The Orioles' top position player prospect, Jonathan Schoop, was placed on the seven-day minor league disabled list Thursday with a lower back strain. The 21-year-old Schoop, who raised his stock after strong offseason performances in the Arizona Fall League and the World Baseball Classic, is hitting .268/.331/.386 with three homers and 18 RBIs in 34 games at Triple-A Norfolk. The injury isn't expected to be serious. Schoop is the Orioles' No. 3 prospect according to Baseball America behind pitchers Dylan Bundy and Kevin Gausman.

(UPDATE: Showalter said Reimold is slated to go on the DL, but the Orioles won't make that move official until before tonight's game in case tonight's game gets rained out. The move would be retroactive to Tuesday, so he would be eiligible to return on May 16) The move hasn't been announced yet, but the Orioles are bringing up catcher Luis Exposito. It's likely that outfielder Nolan Reimold will be heading to the disabled list with a cervical spine injury because he's not listed as an available player on tonight's lineup card.  Speaking of the lineup, it's an interesting one. Second baseman Robert Andino, who has flourished in the No. 9 hole is hitting leadoff tonight.

Orioles second baseman Robert Andino, is slated to be activated from the disabled list before Tuesday's game. He said he played in his two minor league rehab games without pain in his left shoulder. “Did a little bit of sliding and everything, swinging hard, ground balls,” Andino said. “No pain, so we'll see how it goes.” Andino said he would test his shoulder in batting practice before Tuesday night's game against the Yankees. Barring a setback, he could return to the starting lineup for Wednesday afternoon's series finale in the Bronx.

After his final outing of the spring, Orioles left-hander Tsuyoshi Wada said he felt physically ready to join the big league club for Opening Day in Baltimore. But the Orioles brass believes Wada, who signed a two-year, $8.14 million contract in December, will benefit from remaining in Sarasota to build up his arm strength and his pitch count. Orioles manager Buck Showalter said Tuesday that Wada will begin the season on the disabled list. He will make a minumum of two starts -- his first in an extended spring training game slated for Monday -- in hopes of reaching a pitch count of 90. His second start could be a minor league rehab assignment.

Orioles outfielder Endy Chavez, his strained right hamstring still sore after pulling up lame rounding first base last night, is out of the lineup for tonight's game against the Pirates and is currently day-to-day. Chavez said he didn't believe he would have been able to play tonight but said he didn't think the injury would force him onto the disabled list for the second time this season. He spent 19 days on the DL month with an oblique strain. "I feel better today," Chavez said. "It's still sore.

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Orioles left-hander Wei-Yin Chen is likely heading to the 15-day disabled list with a right oblique strain. Chen, who abruptly left Sunday's 6-0 win over Minnesota after five shutout innings with pain in his right side, was re-evaluated Monday and the initial tests indicated that he will need to be shelved. An MRI was performed Monday morning and team doctors are expected to read it later today. “It sounds like he's a candidate for the 15-day disabled list,” Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette said.

Two days after the end of the NFL draft, former Maryland defensive lineman Joe Vellano has found a home. Vellano, a three-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference honoree, signed Tuesday with the New England Patriots, according to Terps coach Randy Edsall. Vellano is the fourth former Terp to join an NFL team as an undrafted free agent. The others are tight end Matt Furstenburg (Baltimore Ravens), defensive lineman A.J. Francis (Miami Dolphins) and linebacker Darin Drakeford (Kansas City Chiefs)

Orioles outfielder Nolan Reimold, who left Sunday's game with right hamstring tightness, didn't play in Monday's series opener in Boston, but manager Buck Showalter still hopes Reimold can avoid the disabled list. Tuesday's off day in Boston will help. Showalter said he's also considering giving the right-handed Reimold Wednesday off against Boston right-hander Ryan Dempster so he can return Thursday against left-hander Felix Doubront closer to full strength. “We wouldn't have kept him off the DL if we didn't feel positive about it,” Showalter said.

It's here -- the day Baltimore baseball fans have been awaiting since Game 5 of last year's AL Division Series loss to the Yankees. Riding the momentum of a series win in Tampa Bay, the Orioles will play their home opener this afternoon against the Twins here at Camden Yards. There's a special energy in the air today. Talking to players in the clubhouse the past few days, they've been eagerly awaiting this day as well. Regardless of expectations, it's always a special day for players as they run down the orange carpet for pregame introductions. But coming off last year's resurgence, they anticipate an energy today that will duplicate last year's postseason games at Camden Yards.

When they introduced him at Camden Yards on Friday, Brian Roberts walked out like a 70-year-old man to slap hands with his teammates during the Opening Day festivities. One by one, the rest of the Orioles' starters jogged in from center field on a bright orange carpet to a rousing ovation from the capacity crowd. Roberts watched it all with a wistful look on his face. "I had to kind of nudge him to go out for the introductions," Buck Showalter said after the Orioles' 9-5 win over the Minnesota Twins.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Orioles designated hitter Wilson Betemit underwent successful exploratory arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Wednesday. The procedure isn't expected to extend Betemit's initial recovery time of six to eight weeks from a Grade 2/3 posterior cruciate ligament tear in the knee. “They went in just to look and repair a couple of minor things, so everything in there was good news," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said Thursday. “The anterior cruciate ligament is really good and the PCL looks like it's going to heal.

Here is the full Maryland injury report, which shows that offensive lineman Bennett Fulper (toe) will miss his second straight game. Wide receiver Kerry Boykins (hip-groin) also continues to be out and tight end Dave Stinebaugh (back) will miss Saturday's game as well. University of Maryland Football Injury Report at Boston College         Position Name Injury Status QB C.J. Brown Knee Out for the season QB Devin Burns Foot Out for the season QB Perry Hills Knee Out for the season PK/P Nick Ferrara Hip Out for the season WR Marcus Leak Toe Out for the season DL Andre Monroe Knee Out for the season WR Kerry Boykins Hip/Groin Out OL Bennett Fulper Foot ...

Baseball Athletics: Recalled P Chad Harville from Triple-A Vancouver. Pirates: Activated P Todd Ritchie from 15-day DL. Yankees: Recalled P Ed Yarnall from Triple-A Columbus. Hockey Rangers: Signed RW Mike Knuble to two-year contract and D Jason Doig to one-year contract. Pub Date: 9/06/99

Orioles right-hander Chris Tillman went five innings and allowed one unearned run in his final spring start Friday, a 6-1 exhibition win over the State College of Florida. Tillman, who was placed on the disabled list with abdominal soreness, said he supported the Orioles decision to place him there to start the season. “It is what it is," Tillman. "I was hurt. I did miss an amount of time enough time to not get ready for one of the early games. I don't disagree with it. " Tillman, who threw 81 pitches against SCF on Friday, allowed one unearned run on two hits with six strikeouts and two walks.

Orioles manager Buck Showalter said after Thursday night's game that he doesn't believe the decision to place right-hander Chris Tillman on the 15-day disabled list before the season starts was a difficult one for Tillman to accept. "Difficult? Why? He made the club, if he is healthy [Friday] and things go well then it means he'll join us and he's got a chance to be one of our five starters,” Showalter said. “Why would that be difficult? That's pretty good news.” Perhaps, but Tillman obviously believes he is healthy - he said recently that he hasn't felt the abdominal soreness for a couple weeks and no one wants to begin the season on the disabled list.