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Advancing to live work next week Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said Wednesday that Bautista (shoulder/knee) is on track to throw live batting practice next week, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.

Impact The 27-year-old has yet to make his spring debut while battling shoulder and knee soreness, but he's been gradually ramping up through bullpen sessions over the past two weeks and should be ready to take the next meaningful step forward in his buildup process within the next few days. Assuming Bautista is able to get in an appearance or two in a Grapefruit League game or minor-league game on the back fields at some point before spring training ends, he should be ready to handle closing duties for the Orioles by the time Opening Day arrives.

MARCH 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Continues with bullpen sessions Bautista (shoulder/knee) felt good after throwing a bullpen session Wednesday, Andy Kostka of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Impact The 27-year-old continues upping his intensity on the mound and is scheduled for another bullpen session Saturday. It's unclear when Bautista will be cleared for game action, but he appears to be close to throwing against live hitters.

MARCH 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Completes bullpen session Manager Brandon Hyde said Bautista (shoulder/knee) bounced back well after Saturday's bullpen session, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Impact The right-hander upped his intensity to about 80-to-85 percent for Saturday's session and should continue ramping things up this week. Assuming Bautista is able to pitch at full effort in the near future, it shouldn't take long for him to advance to facing live batters.

FEBRUARY 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

To up effort level Saturday Bautista (shoulder/knee) will throw another bullpen session Saturday and will up his effort level to around 80-85 percent, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Impact Bautista threw a less intense bullpen session Tuesday and will now ramp things up a bit more this weekend. The Orioles have elected to proceed cautiously with their closer this spring after he dealt with shoulder and knee soreness late last season. It's not clear when Bautista might be cleared for Grapefruit League action.

FEBRUARY 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Throws bullpen session Bautista (shoulder/knee) threw a bullpen session without issue Tuesday, Andy Kostka of The Baltimore Banner reports.

Impact "I felt really good the entire time, I feel healthy," Bautista said through a translator after the throwing session. The big reliever is being eased into action this spring after ending last season with shoulder and knee issues. The hope remains that Bautista will be ready for Opening Day, although it's not a given.

FEBRUARY 21, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Bullpen session planned for Tuesday Bautista (shoulder/knee) said that he expects to throw another bullpen session Tuesday at approximately 75-to-80 percent intensity, Andy Kostka of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Impact Bautista is gradually building back up from left knee soreness and right shoulder soreness, injuries that both affected him late in the 2022 season. Despite the fact that the Orioles are taking a deliberate approach with him this spring and plan to hold the 27-year-old out of Grapefruit League games until around mid-March, Bautista still appears to be trending toward being ready to go for Opening Day. If Bautista doesn't progress as anticipated and needs to open the season on the injured list, however, manager Brandon Hyde mentioned Cionel Perez and Bryan Baker as candidates to get opportunities early on to close games, according to Jake Rill of MLB.com.

FEBRUARY 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

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FEBRUARY 18, 2023 • MLB.COM

Targeting games in mid-March Bautista (knee/shoulder) is expected to be game-ready by mid-March, Nathan Ruiz of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Impact Bautista's breakout 2022 campaign saw him deal with both knee soreness and arm fatigue in September. Neither issue sounded major at the time, but the fact that he came into camp with both problems still lingering was discouraging. While the injuries add risk to his profile this spring, it's possible they don't wind up costing him any game time, as he can still be ramped up by Opening Day if he gets the chance to appear in four or five Grapefruit League contests. He's already thrown a bullpen session without discomfort, albeit at 70 percent, per Dan Connolly of The Athletic.

FEBRUARY 18, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

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FEBRUARY 18, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Slowed by knee, shoulder injuries Bautista will be delayed this spring while recovering from knee and shoulder injuries, Dan Connolly of The Athletic reports.

Impact Bautista ended last season on the injured list with left knee soreness. He also missed a little time in September with what the Orioles referred to at the time simply as arm fatigue, but it's fair to assume now that it was shoulder related. The Orioles expect Bautista to pitch in some Grapefruit League games and think he has a chance to be ready for Opening Day, but this is certainly not the news you want to hear at the beginning of camp. With Dillon Tate (elbow) also sidelined, Mychal Givens might see some save chances if Bautista misses time.

FEBRUARY 16, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

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OCTOBER 19, 2022 • BALTIMORESUN.COM

Shifts to IL The Orioles placed Bautista (knee) on the 15-day injured list Monday.

Impact Bautista's move to the IL came just minutes after the rookie would be shut down for the remainder of the season due to left knee discomfort. The 27-year-old should be fully recovered from the injury well in advance of spring training and will be the odds-on favorite to open the 2023 campaign as the Orioles' closer, barring the addition of some veteran competition over the weekend. Bautista finished his first season in the big leagues with 15 saves in 17 chances to go with a 2.19 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and 88 strikeouts over 65.2 innings.

OCTOBER 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Shut down for season Orioles manager Brandon Hyde confirmed Monday that Bautista (knee) won't be available for the team's final three games of the season, Nathan Ruiz of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Impact Bautista has been tending to left knee discomfort since his latest relief appearance Friday against the Yankees, and with the Orioles having recently been eliminated from playoff contention, Hyde won't ask his closer to pitch at less-than-optimal health. The injury is only a minor blemish on what was a spectacular rookie campaign for the 27-year-old, who converted 15 saves and gathered 14 holds while submitting a 2.19 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and 88:23 K:BB across 65.2 innings. Fortunately for Bautista, all tests on his knee came back clean, so he should be in store for a relatively normal offseason, according to Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

OCTOBER 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Still experiencing knee soreness Bautista still has some soreness in his left knee Sunday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Impact Bautista struck out two in a scoreless inning Friday but reported knee soreness after the game and hasn't pitched since. With the Orioles eliminated from the playoff mix, it would not be surprising to see them let their gigantic power reliever rest his knee for the rest of the regular season.

OCTOBER 2, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Dealing with knee soreness Bautista, who struck out two in a scoreless eighth inning Friday against the Yankees, is dealing with left knee soreness, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Impact Bautista came in for a high-leverage spot and got the job done, but he was apparently pitching at less than 100 percent by the time he exited the game. DL Hall got the save Friday. It's unclear if Bautista will be available for Baltimore's next game, but he said he thinks he will pitch again this season.

OCTOBER 1, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Blows save, takes loss Bautista (4-4) blew the save and took the loss Saturday against the Astros. He allowed four runs on four hits and two walks while striking out two over 1.1 innings.

Impact Bautista relieved Dillon Tate in the top of the eighth with one out and a runner on first. After getting Kyle Tucker to strike out swinging, Bautista served up a double to Yui Gurriel to drive home Yordan Alvarez and tie the game up at 7-7. The right-hander came back out in the ninth and gave up a leadoff single and a walk to start the inning before ultimately being tagged for four runs. It was just Bautista's second blown save of the season and the first time he's been charged with a loss since July 31.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Records one-out save Bautista picked up the save in Thursday's 2-0 win over the Astros. He did not allow a run while recording a strikeout over one-third of an inning.

Impact Bautista has converted the save on 13 straight opportunities, recording a 1.99 ERA over 22.2 innings in 20 outings during that span; however, during his last three appearances prior to this outing, the righty had allowed two runs and six baserunners over four innings.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Picks up 14th save Bautista recorded the save Sunday in Toronto, allowing a run on a hit and two walks while striking out one in the ninth inning of a 5-4 win.

Impact Bautista retired the first two batters before issuing a walk and allowing a run-scoring double to make it a 5-4 game. After another walk he got Bo Bichette to ground out to end the game. It was his 14th save in 15 tries and his fourth save in September. He's been a little shaky in his last four outings, allowing a couple of runs and walking four batters in five innings of work.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2022 • FOX SPORTS

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AUGUST 24, 2022 • MLB.COM

Allows run but earns save Bautista gave up a solo home run and struck out one in one inning to earn the save in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Red Sox.

Impact Bautista gave up the solo shot to Xander Bogaerts in the ninth inning, but the Red Sox couldn't build off of it. This was just the second run Bautista's allowed in 8.2 innings in August, and both runs have come via the long ball. He's picked up five of his eight saves this year in that span, and he owns a sterling 1.73 ERA, 0.90 WHIP and 68:16 K:BB through 52 innings. He's locked in as the Orioles' closer.

AUGUST 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Racks up seventh save Bautista struck out two in a perfect ninth inning Tuesday to record his seventh save of the season in a 4-2 win over the Blue Jays.

Impact The dominant rookie fired nine of 11 pitches for strikes while setting down the heart of the Toronto order, and two of his fastballs popped triple digits on the radar gun. Bautista has gone 4-for-4 on save chances since taking over as the Orioles' closer, and since the All-Star break, he sports a 1.35 ERA, 0.67 WHIP and 22:3 K:BB through 13.1 innings.

AUGUST 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Notches sixth save Bautista picked up the save Tuesday against the Blue Jays. He allowed zero runs on one hit and zero walks while striking out one over one inning.

Impact Despite an infield single off the bat of Santiago Espinal and an error which moved him to second, Bautista emerged unscathed to secure his sixth save of the season. Bautista has been nothing short of electric this season, with a fastball that routinely touches 100 mph, and a strikeout rate in the 98th percentile. As the Orioles continue winning games, Bautista should continue locking down saves.

AUGUST 10, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Nails down fifth save Bautista gave up a hit and struck out one in 1.1 scoreless innings Monday to record his fifth save of the season in a 7-4 win over the Blue Jays.

Impact The right-hander hasn't yet been officially named Baltimore's closer by manager Brandon Hyde, but Bautista continues to look the part. He's collected saves in two straight appearances -- the only two saves by O's relievers since Jorge Lopez was traded -- and has a 1.74 ERA, 0.58 WHIP and dominant 19:2 K:BB through 10.1 innings since the All-Star break.

AUGUST 9, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Notches fourth save Bautista gave up a hit and a walk while striking out two in a scoreless ninth inning Friday to record his fourth save of the season in a 1-0 win over the Pirates.

Impact Manager Brandon Hyde wouldn't commit to the 27-year-old as his sole closer following the Jorge Lopez trade, but as expected Bautista collected Baltimore's first save after the trade deadline. Cionel Perez, one of the other relievers Hyde mentioned as a ninth-inning option, worked 1.2 frames in a set-up role. Bautista's numbers certainly seem worthy of an extended run in the closer spot, as he's averaged 98.9 mph with his fastball and boasts a 1.77 ERA, 0.90 WHIP and 62:15 K:BB through 45.2 innings in what has been a dazzling rookie campaign.

AUGUST 6, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

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