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Orioles pitching coach Dave Wallace on Ubaldo Jimenez demotion: 'We're going to need him'

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez is congratulated by pitching coach Dave Wallace after his quality start at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Baltimore swept Minnesota with a come-from-behind victory, 4-2.

(Karl Merton Ferron / Baltimore Sun)

A day after the Orioles delivered the news to right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez that he was out of the starting rotation, both he and pitching coach Dave Wallace expressed hope that it wasn’t going to be a long-term move.

“It’s something that happens to so many guys over their careers,” Wallace said Wednesday. “He’s such a pro and such a competitor that, you know, hopefully he gets straightened out and helps us.