BALTIMORE (AP) — Reliever Ryan Helsley and the Baltimore Orioles finalized a $28 million, two-year contract on Monday, a deal that includes a player option for 2027.

Helsley gets a $14 million salary next year and has a $14 million player option for 2027. If traded, the two-time All-Star would receive a $500,000 assignment bonus from the acquiring team.

Helsley and the team had agreed to terms over the weekend, pending a physical.

Orioles closer Félix Bautista is expected to miss much of next season following surgery in August to repair a torn rotator cuff and torn labrum.

Now 31, Helsley became one of baseball’s best relievers while spending his first six-plus seasons with St. Louis, making the All-Star team in 2022 and 2024. The right-hander went 3-1 with a 3.00 ERA and 21 saves in 2

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