Orioles Place Trevor Rogers On Injured List With Illness

Key Points:

• Orioles starter Trevor Rogers has been placed on the 15-day injured list retroactive to April 26 due to an undisclosed illness, making him eligible to return on May 11; reliever Cameron Foster has been called up from Triple-A Norfolk to fill his roster spot.
• Long reliever Albert Suárez cleared outright waivers and elected free agency but is expected to re-sign with the Orioles on a minor league contract, allowing the team to retain him despite being out of options.
• Rogers, Baltimore’s Opening Day starter, has struggled recently with a 4.75 ERA over 30 1/3 innings and three consecutive losses, though he maintains a strong swinging strike rate; his illness will sideline him for at least two starts.
• Injuries to Zach Eflin (season-ending UCL surgery) and Dean Kremer (quad strain) have already forced the Orioles to adjust their rotation, with Brandon Young stepping in, and they will need another starter for upcoming games due to a lack of off days.
• Baltimore’s recent schedule includes a rainout today with a doubleheader planned for tomorrow, where Chris Bassitt and Brandon Young will start, and Rogers’ next scheduled start would have been Friday against the Yankees.