The Orioles activated catcher Chadwick Tromp from the 10-day injured list and outrighted him off the roster. Tromp has already declined the minor league assignment in favor of free agency. This drops Baltimore’s 40-man roster tally back to 39.
Tromp has had two separate stints on the O’s active roster. His most recent began on June 23, as they called him up after losing Adley Rutschman and Maverick Handley to the injured list. Tromp himself got hurt a week later, landing on the shelf with lower back inflammation. The O’s called up Jacob Stallings to take his place. Gary Sánchez became the next Baltimore catcher to get injured, forcing them to acquire minor leaguer Alex Jackson and promote him to back up Stallings.
The Orioles decided to stick with the Stallings-Jackson pairing even though Tromp is now healthy. He’s out of options, so the Orioles had to waive him and allow him to elect free agency once they decided not to reinstate him onto the active roster. The 30-year-old Tromp has combined for eight appearances between the Braves and Orioles this season. He’s a career .221/.230/.390 hitter in 178 MLB plate appearances. The Aruba native owns a .253/.327/.416 batting line in parts of eight Triple-A campaigns.