5 Orioles you forgot played for them in 2023

During the course of a season, teams go through plenty of roster turnover, for differing reasons. The Orioles are no exception to this, having shuffled through a lot of players this year. Plenty of players leave a mark, while some fly through under the radar.

There are plenty of depth pieces that have come through Baltimore at various points of the season. How many of them can you remember?

5 Orioles you might have forgotten played for them in 2023

Reed Garrett, RP

Reed Garrett was signed to a minor league contract before the 2023 season by the Orioles, spending time in Norfolk until June, when the Orioles called him up. He pitched a scoreless inning against the Blue Jays before his next appearance two days later, June 16 against the Chicago Cubs.

That game, he allowed 3 runs in 1 2/3 innings, allowing five hits and walking one. He was optioned to Triple A the next day and designated for assignment on June 18. He was claimed off waivers by the New York Mets. He spent the rest of the season bouncing between Triple A and the majors, pitching to a 5.82 ERA in nine games with the Mets.

5 Orioles you might have forgotten played for them in 2023

Eduard Bazardo, RP

If you remember that Eduard Bazardo pitched on the 2023 Orioles, you probably wish you could forget him. Bazardo was signed to a minor league contract in the offseason and didn't get called up until early July.

He made his season debut on July 6 against the New York Yankees, allowing a run in one inning. He pitched a scoreless inning on July 9 and then didn't pitch for another week. When he did finally pitch again, it didn't go well.

Against the Miami Marlins on July 16, Bazardo was only able to get one out in a 5-4 win, allowing three runs on three hits. He was optioned to Triple A the next day, where he remained until being DFA'd on July 30. On the August 1 trade deadline, he was traded to the Seattle Mariners.

Bazardo went on to pitch 13 2/3 innings for the Mariners, allowing four runs on nine hits and four walks in nine appearances.

5 Orioles you might have forgotten played for them in 2023

Josh Lester, INF

Josh Lester was another minor league addition made by the Orioles in the offseason. Starting to see a trend? Lester was promoted to the majors in June and played in 11 games for the Orioles. All 11 of those came in June.

While in the majors, Lester didn't do anything spectacular. He had just four hits and drew one walk in 23 plate appearances. He spent most of the time playing first base, but did get in a game at third base and even played 2/3 of an inning in right field.

Lester also made an appearance in a different fashion. In a 13-1 blowout loss to the Seattle Mariners, Lester made an appearance on the mound as a pitcher, throwing one scoreless inning

5 Orioles you might have forgotten played for them in 2023

Terrin Vavra, UTIL

You could be forgiven if you thought that Terrin Vavra had fallen off the face of the earth, because he kind of did. After making the initial opening day roster, Vavra had struggled to gain any sort of consistent playing time.

Vavra was optioned to Norfolk at the end of April to get consistent playing time, only to be recalled in early May. He appeared in 12 games in May with the Orioles before getting sent down again, which is when Vavra seemed to disappear for a while.

In reality, Vavra sustained a right shoulder injury that got him placed on the 7 Day minor league IL. After he went on a rehab assignment in Delmarva in the end of August, he was pulled off when the injury didn't seem to get better.

When September rolled around, the Orioles made a change to the big league roster and called up Heston Kjerstad. Needing a 40 man roster spot, they simultaneously called up Vavra and placed him on the 60 Day IL in order to do some 40 man roster juggling, with Vavra's season basically over.

So don't worry, Vavra is still in the organization. How much playing time he could get in Baltimore is unclear, as the Orioles have a lot of spots settled in terms of their position player depth. But Vavra is still here.