Another Orioles prospect is here to make his major league debut in the 2023 season. Following reports from Wednesday night that the O’s had cut short Heston Kjerstad’s appearance with Norfolk to get him to Baltimore, the team made the promotion official on Wednesday afternoon, selecting Kjerstad’s contract from the minors in a flurry of roster moves made ahead of the start of the series against the Rays.
Kjerstad gets “contract selected” rather than “recalled” because he was not already on the 40-man roster before this move. To make room on the 40-man roster, the Orioles recalled Terrin Vavra - who’s been injured - from the minors and placed Vavra on the 60-day injured list.