Leody Taveras - MLB News, Rumors, & Updates

Elects free agency Taveras cleared waivers and elected to become a free agent Monday.

Impact Taveras had one more year of arbitration eligibility, but the Orioles will allow him to look for work elsewhere rather than giving him a raise on the $2 million he earned in 2026. The 28-year-old appeared in 139 games for the Orioles last season and slashed .219/.288/.345 with eight home runs, 56 RBI, 58 runs scored, 11 stolen bases and a 41:124 BB:K across 482 trips to the plate.

NOVEMBER 2 • ROTOWIRE

Bednar, Suzuki and Arozarena are among 8 MLB players receiving $23.15 million qualifying offers

New York Yankees closer David Bednar, Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki and Seattle outfielder Randy Arozarena were among eight players who received $23.15 million qualifying of...

NOVEMBER 2 • Associated Press

Volpe hits 2-run double in 6th inning and Yankees beat Orioles 6-3 for doubleheader split

Anthony Volpe hit a two-run double in his first appearance at shortstop since Aug. 1 and the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 for a doubleheader split

SEPTEMBER 26 • Associated Press

Beavers gets 2 hits, 3 RBIs in 8-run inning that lifts Orioles past Guardians 9-5

Dylan Beavers had two hits and three RBIs in an eight-run third inning that carried the Baltimore Orioles past the Cleveland Guardians 9-5

SEPTEMBER 10 • Associated Press

Bazzana's 3-run homer, Rocchio's 2 RBIs lift Guardians past Orioles 9-5

Travis Bazzana hit a three-run homer, Brayan Rocchio drove in two runs, and the Cleveland Guardians outlasted the Baltimore Orioles 9-5

SEPTEMBER 9 • Associated Press

Hitting bench Monday Taveras is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Guardians.

Impact Taveras will hit the bench for the third time in six games as the Orioles kick off a three-game set against the Guardians. Even though Luis Robert's (hamstring) recent move to the injured list has eased the logjam in the Baltimore outfield a bit, Taveras could still be in store for a part-time role if the Orioles elect to prioritize Blaze Alexander in right field ahead of him.

SEPTEMBER 7 • ROTOWIRE

Plates three runs, swipes bag in victory Taveras went 2-for-3 with two doubles, a walk, three RBI and a stolen base in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Athletics.

Impact Taveras drove in more than half of his team's runs in the win, belting a ground-rule RBI double in the third inning and adding a two-run two-bagger in the sixth. The veteran outfielder has gone just 5-for-21 over his past five games, but he's knocked in a hearty eight runs with three extra-base hits during that span. On the season, Taveras is slashing .227/.299/.363 with eight homers, 15 doubles, six triples, 53 runs, 52 RBI and 10 stolen bases over 423 plate appearances.

AUGUST 30 • ROTOWIRE

Leody Taveras drives in 3 as the Orioles beat the Athletics 5-3

Leody Taveras broke out of an 0-for-12 slump with two doubles and three RBIs in the Baltimore Orioles’ 5-3 victory over the Athletics

AUGUST 30 • Associated Press

Homers early in win Taveras went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in Wednesday's 8-7 win over the Cardinals.

Impact Taveras' homer was part of a five-run first inning for the Orioles. The outfielder had just one extra-base hit over his prior 11 games, going 10-for-39 (.256) at the plate in that span. For the season, he's batting .228 with a .662 OPS, eight homers, 49 RBI, 52 runs scored, 13 doubles, six triples and 10 stolen bases through 116 contests. Taveras' playing time has trended up lately, and it should remain consistent as he takes over the starting job in right field in the absence of Tyler O'Neill (shoulder), who landed on the injured list Wednesday.

AUGUST 27 • ROTOWIRE

Encarnacion-Strand hits tiebreaking RBI double in the 9th as Orioles outlast Cardinals 8-7

Christian Encarnacion-Strand hit a tiebreaking RBI double, Leody Taveras and Pete Alonso homered and the Baltimore Orioles beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-7 on Wednesday night after...

AUGUST 27 • Associated Press

Alonso leads Orioles against the Cardinals after 4-hit game

The Baltimore Orioles play the St. Louis Cardinals after Pete Alonso had four hits against the Cardinals on Tuesday

AUGUST 26 • Associated Press

Pete Alonso homers and drives in 4 before leaving game as Orioles rout Cardinals 13-1

Pete Alonso had four hits, including a three-run homer, and drove in four runs before leaving the game in the fifth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles routed the swooning St. Louis...

AUGUST 26 • Associated Press

Beavers leads off 10th with pinch double to lift the Orioles past the Rays, 3-2

Dylan Beavers led off the 10th inning with a pinch double to right-center to score automatic runner Leody Taveras from second and give the Baltimore Orioles a 3-2 victory over the...

AUGUST 23 • Associated Press

How to live stream Rays vs Orioles: MLB, TV channel The Tampa Bay Rays visit the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, opening another important AL East series betw...

AUGUST 21 • THEBIGLEAD.COM

Orioles begin 3-game series with the Yankees

The Baltimore Orioles host the New York Yankees to open a three-game series

AUGUST 18 • Associated Press

Out of Monday's lineup Taveras is absent from the lineup for Monday's game in Tampa Bay.

Impact Taveras had started the last four and nine of the past 10 contests, but he will begin Monday's tilt on the bench. Jeremiah Jackson, Christian Franklin and Tyler O'Neill will patrol the outfield for the Orioles.

AUGUST 17 • ROTOWIRE

Roden hits a go-ahead double as the Twins rally to beat the Orioles 7-5

Alan Roden hit a go-ahead double, seven Minnesota players drove in a run and the Twins rallied from an early deficit to beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-5 on Wednesday and win their se...

AUGUST 12 • Associated Press

Twins play the Orioles after Martin's 4-hit game

The Minnesota Twins take on the Baltimore Orioles after Austin Martin had four hits against the Orioles on Monday

AUGUST 11 • Associated Press

Reclaiming playing time Taveras will start in right field and bat sixth in Sunday's game against the Rangers.

Impact Trade-deadline pickup Christian Franklin made starts over Taveras in the outfield in the Orioles' first two games of the week, but Taveras has been included in the lineup over the former in each of the ensuing four contests. Taveras went just 2-for-10 with a double, a walk and a run scored in the previous three contests, so he probably still has some work to do before firmly solidifying himself as a part of the everyday lineup.

AUGUST 9 • ROTOWIRE

Joc Pederson's 2-run homer in the 6th lifts Rangers past the Orioles 2-1

Joc Pederson hit a two-run homer in the sixth and Nathan Eovaldi and three relievers combined to limit Baltimore to one run as the Texas Rangers beat the Orioles 2-1

AUGUST 8 • Associated Press

O'Neill and Mayo hit back-to-back HRs, Taveras also goes deep as Orioles beat Angels 5-2

Tyler O’Neill and Coby Mayo hit successive homers in the fourth inning, Trevor Rogers took a two-hitter into the seventh and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-2

AUGUST 6 • Associated Press

Sitting again Wednesday Taveras is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels.

Impact The switch-hitting Taveras will hit the bench for the second straight game, with the Orioles having gone up against both a righty (Grayson Rodriguez) and a lefty (Reid Detmers) during that stretch. Trade-deadline pickup Christian Franklin has picked up starts in both of those contests and could wind up being prioritized in the outfield ahead of Taveras, who has gone just 2-for-35 at the plate over his last 11 games.

AUGUST 5 • ROTOWIRE

Skubal joins Clemens and Martinez among a handful of reigning Cy Young winners to be traded

As the clock ticks down to Monday’s trade deadline, the biggest deal so far came courtesy of the Detroit Tigers

AUGUST 3 • Associated Press

Sánchez strikes out 11, works around walks as Phillies snap 4-game skid with 5-0 win over Orioles

Cristopher Sánchez struck out 11 in six innings, helping the Philadelphia Phillies snap their four-game losing streak with a 5-0 win over the Baltimore Orioles

AUGUST 2 • Associated Press

Orioles rally from 7-0 down to beat Tigers in 12 innings, spoiling Skubal's possible farewell

Colton Cowser hit a tiebreaking single in the 12th inning, capping the Baltimore Orioles’ rally from a seven-run deficit to beat the Tigers 10-9 and spoil Tarik Skubal’s possible f...

JULY 29 • Associated Press

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