The Orioles placed O'Neill on the 10-day injured list Wednesday, retroactive to Sunday, due to right shoulder inflammation.
As expected, O'Neill will be shelved for an extended period of time due to a right shoulder injury that he sustained while making a diving catch against the Rays on Saturday. Pete Alonso could see additional reps as the designated hitter for as long as O'Neill is sidelined. A minimum stint on the IL would have O'Neill back with the big club Sept. 2, though a clearer return timeline will be established once he recovers enough to participate in baseball activities.
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Orioles' Tyler O'Neill: Expected to go on IL
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O'Neill relayed Wednesday that he expects to be placed on the 10-day injured list due to a right rotator cuff strain, Andy Kostka of TheBanner.com reports.
O'Neill sustained the injury while diving for a catch during Saturday's 3-2 win over the Rays. A move to the IL means the veteran outfielder won't be available to play until at least early September, though the Orioles will get a better sense of O'Neill's return timeline once he's cleared to resume baseball activities.
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Orioles' Tyler O'Neill: Has right shoulder soreness
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Manager Craig Albernaz said that O'Neill is dealing with right shoulder soreness and is set to get an MRI on Tuesday evening, Jacob Calvin Meyer of The Baltimore Sun reports.
O'Neill injured his right shoulder when he made a diving catch in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Rays. The right-handed batter would likely have started in Tuesday's contest against the Cardinals, who have southpaw Matthew Liberatore on the mound. Luis Vazquez is on the taxi squad in the scenario he is needed, Andy Kostka of TheBanner.com reports.
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Orioles' Tyler O'Neill: Fading back into platoon role
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O'Neill is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.
O'Neill's playing time had been on the upswing after he slashed .293/.396/.512 with three home runs, six RBI and six runs through his first 13 games in August, but after going hitless with a 1:3 BB:K over his last four contests, he may be drifting back into a short-side platoon role. He'll take a seat for the third time in five games -- with all three absences coming against righties -- while the Orioles go with Coby Mayo as their designated hitter.
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Orioles' Tyler O'Neill: Out of Wednesday's lineup
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O'Neill is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Yankees.
After making six straight starts against right-handed pitching, the lefty-swinging O'Neill will take a seat Wednesday for the second consecutive time versus a righty. Pete Alonso will occupy the designated-hitter slot and Leody Taveras will play right field for Baltimore.
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Orioles' Tyler O'Neill: Hitting bench Sunday
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O'Neill is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.
Per Jacob Calvin Meyer of The Baltimore Sun, first baseman Pete Alonso is nursing a minor calf injury that will keep him from playing defense Sunday, but he'll remain in the lineup at designated hitter and bump O'Neill to the bench. O'Neill started the last eight games and went 6-for-28 (.214 average) with one home run and a 6:10 BB:K.
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Orioles' Tyler O'Neill: Playing time on upswing
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O'Neill will start at designated hitter and bat cleanup Sunday against the Rangers.
O'Neill will draw a third straight start after getting on base five times in the first two contests of the series. Since the All-Star break, O'Neill has posted a 1.026 OPS over 15 games, and his red-hot bat looks like it has earned him more opportunities against right-handed pitching.
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Orioles' Tyler O'Neill: Hits go-ahead home run
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O'Neill went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Angels.
O'Neill smashed a homer to left after Gunnar Henderson walked to make the lead 2-0 in the fourth. The Orioles traded away Taylor Ward and have Blaze Alexander on the 10-day IL (hand), which opened up more opportunities in the outfield for the scuffling O'Neill. But, things may be looking up for O'Neill after hitting homers in three of his last five games.
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Orioles' Tyler O'Neill: Smacks eighth homer off bench
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O'Neill homered in his lone at-bat as a pinch hitter during Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Angels.
O'Neill gave the Orioles an insurance run in the eighth inning Tuesday. Baltimore traded away Taylor Ward on Monday, opening up plenty of reps in its outfield, and O'Neill is making a case in his part-time role for more playing time. He's batting .304 with six homers, two doubles and 10 RBI over his last 46 at-bats (19 games) since the start of July and is now slashing .213/.298/.388 with eight long balls, eight doubles and 18 RBI across 205 plate appearances for the season.
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Orioles' Tyler O'Neill: Homers again Thursday
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O'Neill went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Cubs.
O'Neill opened the scoring by leading off the second inning with a solo homer off David Peterson. After managing just two long balls through his first 52 games this season, the veteran outfielder has caught fire with four home runs over his last five contests. Despite the recent surge, he closes in on the All-Star break with what would be career lows across the board, slashing .196/.296/.358.
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Orioles' Tyler O'Neill: Swats two homers in loss
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O'Neill went 2-for-2 with two solo home runs in Wednesday's 9-7 loss to the Cubs.
The two teams combined for nine long balls on the night, and O'Neill made his contributions even though he began the game on the bench -- after launching a pinch-hit homer off Drew Pomeranz in the seventh inning, he went yard again in the eighth off Caleb Thielbar as Baltimore tried to put together a late rally from a 9-3 deficit. O'Neill has five homers on the season in 55 contests, but three of them have come in his last 10 plate appearances. Over his last 16 games, the veteran outfielder has compiled a .273/.360/.591 slash line and pushed for consistent playing time, but his 34.0 percent strikeout rate during that stretch remains a red flag.
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Orioles' Tyler O'Neill: Pops rare homer Wednesday
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O'Neill went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk in Wednesday's 6-1 win over the White Sox.
The veteran outfielder launched his first homer Wednesday since May 16 in Washington. With Dylan Beavers recently returning from the injured list, O'Neill is likely to remain stuck in a part-time role in the outfield going forward. O'Neill is slugging a career-low .295 this season and is also batting a paltry .187 with three homers, six doubles and nine RBI over 159 plate appearances.
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Orioles' Tyler O'Neill: Pops solo homer in rout
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O'Neill went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 13-3 loss to Washington.
O'Neill has fallen into a weak-side platoon role during his second year with the Orioles, ceding most of the action at designated hitter to the left-handed-hitting Samuel Basallo. The lefty-hitting Dylan Beavers was serving as Baltimore's primary right fielder before going on the injured list Wednesday with a right oblique strain, but now the door is open for O'Neill to play nearly every day in the interim. O'Neill has gone a dreadful 2-for-29 (.069) versus southpaws this year, but he's batting a more respectable .250 with two home runs, one double, seven RBI and eight walks over 40 at-bats against right-handed pitching.
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Orioles' Tyler O'Neill: Activated from injured list
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The Orioles activated O'Neill (concussion) from the 7-day injured list Friday.
O'Neill hasn't played since April 8, as he initially missed time with an illness before fainting from dehydration and suffering a concussion. Prior to his time on the injured list, O'Neill slashed .241/.353/.345 with one home run, four RBI, six runs scored and a 3:6 BB:K across 34 plate appearances. Dylan Beavers and Leody Taveras have been seeing more playing time with O'Neill idle.
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Orioles' Tyler O'Neill: Works out on field
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O'Neill (concussion) did some agility work on the field at Kauffmann Stadium on Monday, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports.
O'Neill is slowly easing back into activities as he works his way back from a concussion. He hasn't played in a game in nearly two weeks, so there's a good chance O'Neill will need a short rehab assignment before rejoining the Orioles' active roster.
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Orioles' Tyler O'Neill: Lands on concussion IL
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O'Neill was placed on the 7-day concussion injured list Sunday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
The veteran outfielder was scratched from the lineup Friday due to an illness, but he's also apparently dealing with some concussion symptoms. O'Neill will be sidelined until at least next weekend. Johnathan Rodriguez was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk in a corresponding move.
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Orioles' Tyler O'Neill: Not ready to start Sunday
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O'Neill (illness) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.
After being scratched from the lineup Saturday, O'Neill will get another day off to recuperate from his ailment. With Ryan Mountcastle (foot) also unavailable and Samuel Basallo needed at catcher, the Orioles will turn to Dylan Beavers to serve as their designated hitter Sunday.
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Orioles' Tyler O'Neill: Scratched due to illness
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O'Neill (illness) was scratched from Friday's starting lineup against the Giants, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
O'Neill was originally slated to bat sixth and handle right field, but Leody Taveras is now in the lineup, hitting seventh and playing center field while Dylan Beavers slides over to right field, batting sixth. O'Neill is slashing .241/.353/.345 with one home run, four RBI, six runs scored and a 3:6 BB:K across 34 trips to the plate this season.
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Orioles' Tyler O'Neill: Taking seat for matinee game
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O'Neill is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.
O'Neill had started in four of the Orioles' first five games but will hit the bench for the series finale as Baltimore goes with Taylor Ward at designated hitter and Colton Cowser in right field. Though Baltimore is at full strength in the outfield, O'Neill will be a regular presence in the lineup against left-handed pitching and should play at least semi-regularly against right-handers so long as he's swinging the bat reasonably well.
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Orioles' Tyler O'Neill: Sitting for second time on weekend
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O'Neill is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.
Though the right-handed-hitting O'Neill has now hit the bench for two of the Orioles' first three games while Baltimore has faced three right-handed starting pitchers, he still should continue to play at least semi-regularly versus righties. Despite not starting in Saturday's 4-1 win, O'Neill still ended up going 0-for-2 while playing the final three innings in right field after coming off the bench to replace Dylan Beavers.
