The Orioles announced this afternoon that right-hander has been activated from the 60-day injured list and outrighted to Triple-A Norfolk. The club had not previously announced that Poteet was placed on waivers, but he evidently cleared and now will head to the minor leagues if he accepts the a signment. Poteet, 31, made just one appearance for the Orioles this year where he surrendered five runs on six hits in 2 2/3 innings of work while walking two and striking out just one. A fourth-round pick by the Marlins all the way back in 2015, Poteet did not make his big league debut until 2021. He spent two years in Miami as an up-and-down swing man, with a 4.45 ERA and 5.15 FIP in 58 2/3 innings of work. That roughly league-average work (with below average peripherals) on the mound, but a UCL injury limited him in 2022. He signed with the Royals on a minor league deal while rehabbing from Tommy John surgery but returned to free agency following the 2023 season having made just one appearance for Triple-A Omaha that year. Poteet signed a big league deal with the Yankees prior to the 2024 season, and it was in the Bronx where the right-hander posted the best numbers of his career. Poteet made only five appearances (four starts) for New York last year, but in those 24 1/3 frames he posted a sensational J.R. Smith Jersey 2.22 ERA. The right-handers peripherals (including a 16.7% strikeout rate and a 4.03 FIP) werent quite as impre sive as those raw results, but he still demonstrated the ability to be a valuable depth starter and swing man for the Yankees. He was tendered a contract for the 2025 campaign by the Yankees and stuck around on the clubs 40-man roster but was traded to the Cubs back in December as the return for . The right-hander entered Spring Training with the Cubs but did not make the clubs roster out of camp after a strong showing from non-roster invitee . Poteet was DFAd to make room for Keller on the roster and found himself back in the AL East shortly thereafter when he was traded to the Orioles in late March. After Poteet made his aforementioned single appearance for the Orioles on April 20, he was shelved with right shoulder inflammation that has kept him out of action ever since. Poteet did begin a rehab a signment last week and threw two scorele s innings for the Norfolk Tides, and now that hes been activated from the shelf and outrighted to the minors hell continue pitching for the Tides through the end of the year if he decides to remain in the organization. Of course, thats not nece sarily guaranteed. Poteet was outrighted to the minors by the Marlins previously in his career, meaning that he has the opportunity to reject Baltimores a signment in favor of electing free agency. Poteet will remain eligible for a teams postseason roster if he signs with another organization prior to September 1, so it wouldnt be a surprise to see him land elsewhere as a depth option for a pitching-hungry club still in the playoff hunt. Of course, with Poteet only built up to one inning so far and minimal work at the big league level this season, the righty might also simply go wherever gives him the best shot of cracking a big league roster in September, whether thats staying in the Orioles organization or signing a fresh contract elsewhere. Jared Dudley Jersey