The Orioles and closer Ryan Helsley have agreed to a two-year contract with an opt-out after the first season, according to MLB Network Insider Jon Heyman. The club hasn't confirmed the deal, which is pending a physical.

Just a season ago, Helsley won the Trevor Hoffman Award as the best reliever in the National League and earned first-team All-MLB honors. That was 2024, when he also made the NL All-Star team and received some Cy Young Award votes, both for the second time in three years. In 65 games for the Cardinals that season, Helsley led the Majors with 49 saves (in 53 chances) and posted a 2.04 ERA with 79 strikeouts in 66 1/3 innings.

That performance capped a dominant three-season stretch for Helsley. While he missed some time with a right forearm strain in 2023, he was highl

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