Orioles reliever Darren O'Day celebrated milestones of varying levels of meaning Tuesday, even if neither came with his major league teammates in New York.
O'Day, who has been on the disabled list for nearly a month after hyperextending his elbow in a freak bullpen incident, remained back in Baltimore and drove to join High-A Frederick at Potomac for his first rehabilitation outing since a cortisone shot late last month sped up his recovery.
He did so on the day he reached 10 years of major league service time, which, combined with the fact that he's spent the last five seasons with the Orioles, gives him full no-trade protection known as 10-5 rights.