Orioles' Max Wagner: Available for Spring Breakout game
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The Orioles list Wagner (back) on the roster for their March 15 Spring Breakout game against Yankees prospects.
While with Double-A Bowie last season, Wagner didn't play after June 21 due to a back injury, but his inclusion on the roster for the Spring Breakout game implies that he's healthy heading into the 2025 campaign. Before being shut down with the injury, the 23-year-old infielder slashed a lowly .109/.208/.156 across 72 plate appearances with Bowie.
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Orioles' Max Wagner: Headed to IL
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Wagner will be placed on the injured list Friday with a lower-back injury, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
Wagner will be sidelined for at least a week due to lower-back pain. In 72 plate appearances with Bowie this season, Wagner owns a .364 OPS and a 40.3 percent strikeout rate.
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Orioles' Max Wagner: Makes 2024 debut for Double-A club
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Double-A Bowie reinstated Wagner (hand) from the 7-day injured list Tuesday.
Making his 2024 debut for Bowie, Wagner started at second base Tuesday in Bowie's 2-0 loss to Binghamton and went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts. Wagner, who missed the first month and a half of the season while recovering from offseason surgery to repair a fractured hamate bone in his left hand, was activated after completing a six-game rehab assignment between High-A Aberdeen and the rookie-level Florida Complex League.
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Orioles' Max Wagner: Rehabbing in FCL
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Wagner (hand) began a rehab assignment Saturday with the Orioles' rookie-level Florida Complex League affiliate, going 1-for-4 while playing seven innings at third base.
Wagner will eventually report to Double-A Bowie once he completes his rehab assignment in the lower rungs of the minors. He's working his way back from offseason surgery to repair a fractured bone in his left hand.
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Orioles' Max Wagner: Undergoes hamate bone surgery
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Wagner underwent surgery Wednesday to repair a fractured hamate bone in his left hand, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
Wagner might be eased into action at spring training, but this type of procedure usually only requires 6-to-8 weeks of rest and rehab. The young infielder was selected in the second round of the 2022 MLB Draft out of Clemson University and slashed .239/.342/.405 with 13 homers and 27 steals in 107 games this past year between High-A Aberdeen and Double-A Bowie.
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Orioles' Max Wagner: Back in action at Double-A
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Wagner (concussion) has gone 4-for-21 with a home run and a walk in five games for Double-A Bowie since being reinstated from the 7-day injured list last Wednesday.
Wagner spent the minimum seven days of the shelf with the concussion, which he sustained when he was hit in the head by an errant throw in an Aug. 29 game. Over his 23 games for Bowie since getting a promotion from High-A Aberdeen in early August, Wagner has slashed .211/.265/.358 with three home runs over 102 plate appearances.
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Orioles' Max Wagner: Goes on minor-league IL
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Double-A Bowie placed Wagner on its 7-day injured list Wednesday with a concussion, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.
Wagner was struck by an errant throw Tuesday during Bowie's loss to Double-A Akron and will be sidelined for at least a week. The 22-year-old infielder has posted a .231/.341/.394 batting line with 12 home runs and 26 steals in 98 games this season between High-A and Double-A ball. Baltimore selected him in the second round of the 2022 First-Year Player Draft out of Clemson University.
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Orioles' Max Wagner: Dealing with lower-back tightness
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Wagner is day-to-day at High-A Aberdeen with lower-back tightness, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.
He is slashing .296/.383/.469 with two home runs and seven steals in his last 20 games. Wagner, who turns 22 in August, has started 45 games at third base and 22 games at second base this season for the IronBirds.
