Orioles release Eric Young Jr.

Mar 22 2019 by Yardbarker: Baltimore Orioles

The Orioles have released outfielder Eric Young Jr. from his minor-league contract, Young himself revealed to reporters Friday (Twitter link via MASNsports.com’s Roch Kubatko). He’d been viewed as a legitimate candidate to break camp with the club but will now head back to the open market in search of another opportunity. Young, now 33 years old, enjoyed a strong spring with the O’s, hitting .323/.462/.452 with a homer, a double and a pair of stolen bases. With Young no longer in the...
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