At the beginning of the 2025 season, the Orioles wouldn’t have anticipated moving a player with multiple years of team control capable of helping the team win now ahead of the July 31 Trade Deadline.

On Thursday, the Baltimore Orioles made a notable move by trading their reliever Bryan Baker to the Tampa Bay Rays. It came as a surprise, with the Orioles prev

Gunnar Henderson’s pinch-hit home run in eighth inning lifted the Orioles to a comeback win hours after a trade shook up the clubhouse.

Even before their relievers ran into a rare skid recently, the Rays were actively looking for bullpen help ahead of the July 31 Trade Deadline. They found some on Thursday, acquiring right-hander Bryan Baker from the Orioles in exchange for the 37th overall pick in Sunday’s MLB Draft.

Just hours after being traded away by the Baltimore Orioles, new Tampa Bay Rays reliever Bryan Baker found himself in an even more difficult situation in Fenway Park on Thursday night.

Bryan Baker turned to watch the flight of another baseball heading for the center field fence. He stood with his hand on his hip, certain of the outcome. Pete Alonso knew it, too, carrying his bat most of the way to first base before flipping it in celebration.