The Baltimore Orioles tapped into the free agency market earlier this week, signing second baseman Kolten Wong and right-hand pitcher Julio Teheran to minor league contracts.

Wong and Teheran will get an opportunity to earn a spot on the active roster, being invited to Orioles spring training camp.

Wong spent the 2023 season with the Seattle Mariners and Los Angeles Dodgers, batting .183 with four home runs, 27 RBIs, and three stolen bases in 87 games combined. He previously spent time with the St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers, winning two Gold Glove Awards and three Fielding Bible Awards.

“I think just adding another player that we’re very familiar with and has been a major league second baseman for a long time,” Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said after the moves were announced. “We’re just continuing to add talented guys, and a veteran presence is important, also.”

Teheran, on the other hand, is a two-time All-Star who played his first nine years in the majors with the Atlanta Braves before embarking on stints with the Los Angeles Angels, Detroit Tigers, and Milwaukee Brewers. He made 11 starts with the Brewers in 2023, ending the campaign with a 3-5 record, 4.40 ERA, and 50 strikeouts.

“Like we talked about a lot, you can never have enough pitching,” added Hyde. “To bring in another guy who’s got a lot of major league experience, been a starter in this league for a long time, we’re going to take a look, and hopefully he can help us.”

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Kolten Wong will remain with the Milwaukee Brewers through 2023 after the team decided to pick up his $10 million team option. This represents the first major move made by the Brewers since the promotion of Matt Arnold to the role of president of baseball operations last month.

Wong batted .251 this season, scoring a career-high 15 home runs along with 47 RBIs and 17 steals in 134 games. The veteran second baseman also recorded a .339 on-base percentage and a .430 slugging percentage. Wong’s season was not entirely positive, however, as he did make 17 errors, thereby matching his career high.

A two-time Gold Glove winner, Wong spent his first eight MLB seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals, where he decided against signing a $12.5 million option that would have kept him on at the team in 2021. Sensing a trade opportunity, the Brewers signed Wong on a two-year contract worth $18 million that included the 2023 team option that Wong recently agreed to.

During his first season in Milwaukee, the second baseman made an immediate impact on his new team, hitting .272 with 14 home runs, 50 RBIs, and 12 steals in 116 games. More importantly, Wong helped the Brewers to clinch the National League Central title.

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The Milwaukee Brewers and free-agent second baseman Kolten Wong have reportedly agreed to a multi-year contract, according to MLB reporter Jon Morosi.

Wong, a Gold Glove winner at his position the past two seasons, will join the team on a two-year contract valued at $18 million, which includes a team option for a third year which would take the total value of the contract to $26 million.

The Hawaii native joins a former division rival after spending the first eight seasons of his career with the St. Louis Cardinals. Once considered a top-100 prospect in the game, Wong established himself as a dependable defensive second baseman that frustrated fans at times with struggles at the plate.

A disappointing offensive performance that saw him hit only .265 with one home run was part of the reason that the Cardinals declined his team option for 2021, making him a free agent.

Now, Wong will become Milwaukee’s everyday second baseman, and young star Keston Hiura will move over to first base. This is a move that should help the Brewers strengthen their infield defensively and thus fills an important hole in their roster.

Expect the signing of the new Brewers second baseman to become official over next couple of days ahead of the start of Spring Training at the end of this month.

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The Baltimore Orioles tapped into the free agency market earlier this week, signing second baseman Kolten Wong and right-hand pitcher Julio Teheran to minor league contracts.

Wong and Teheran will get an opportunity to earn a spot on the active roster, being invited to Orioles spring training camp.

Wong spent the 2023 season with the Seattle Mariners and Los Angeles Dodgers, batting .183 with four home runs, 27 RBIs, and three stolen bases in 87 games combined. He previously spent time with the St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers, winning two Gold Glove Awards and three Fielding Bible Awards.

“I think just adding another player that we’re very familiar with and has been a major league second baseman for a long time,” Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said after the moves were announced. “We’re just continuing to add talented guys, and a veteran presence is important, also.”

Teheran, on the other hand, is a two-time All-Star who played his first nine years in the majors with the Atlanta Braves before embarking on stints with the Los Angeles Angels, Detroit Tigers, and Milwaukee Brewers. He made 11 starts with the Brewers in 2023, ending the campaign with a 3-5 record, 4.40 ERA, and 50 strikeouts.

“Like we talked about a lot, you can never have enough pitching,” added Hyde. “To bring in another guy who’s got a lot of major league experience, been a starter in this league for a long time, we’re going to take a look, and hopefully he can help us.”

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Kolten Wong will remain with the Milwaukee Brewers through 2023 after the team decided to pick up his $10 million team option. This represents the first major move made by the Brewers since the promotion of Matt Arnold to the role of president of baseball operations last month.

Wong batted .251 this season, scoring a career-high 15 home runs along with 47 RBIs and 17 steals in 134 games. The veteran second baseman also recorded a .339 on-base percentage and a .430 slugging percentage. Wong’s season was not entirely positive, however, as he did make 17 errors, thereby matching his career high.

A two-time Gold Glove winner, Wong spent his first eight MLB seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals, where he decided against signing a $12.5 million option that would have kept him on at the team in 2021. Sensing a trade opportunity, the Brewers signed Wong on a two-year contract worth $18 million that included the 2023 team option that Wong recently agreed to.

During his first season in Milwaukee, the second baseman made an immediate impact on his new team, hitting .272 with 14 home runs, 50 RBIs, and 12 steals in 116 games. More importantly, Wong helped the Brewers to clinch the National League Central title.

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The Milwaukee Brewers and free-agent second baseman Kolten Wong have reportedly agreed to a multi-year contract, according to MLB reporter Jon Morosi.

Wong, a Gold Glove winner at his position the past two seasons, will join the team on a two-year contract valued at $18 million, which includes a team option for a third year which would take the total value of the contract to $26 million.

The Hawaii native joins a former division rival after spending the first eight seasons of his career with the St. Louis Cardinals. Once considered a top-100 prospect in the game, Wong established himself as a dependable defensive second baseman that frustrated fans at times with struggles at the plate.

A disappointing offensive performance that saw him hit only .265 with one home run was part of the reason that the Cardinals declined his team option for 2021, making him a free agent.

Now, Wong will become Milwaukee’s everyday second baseman, and young star Keston Hiura will move over to first base. This is a move that should help the Brewers strengthen their infield defensively and thus fills an important hole in their roster.

Expect the signing of the new Brewers second baseman to become official over next couple of days ahead of the start of Spring Training at the end of this month.

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