This is the time of year when a handful of minor-leaguers are shopping for better opportunities than their old organizations seemed to promise them, and on Tuesday, a longtime Detroit Tigers farmhand bolted for greener pastures.

Left-handed pitcher Andrew Magno was the Tigers' 15th-round pick out of Ohio State in 2017, and he wound up throwing 307 2/3 innings for Detroit's various minor-league affiliates. He first reached Triple-A in 2022, but to date, he has still yet to make his major league debut.

Though such a debut is never promised, Magno hopes now that the path will be less obstructed as a member of the Baltimore Orioles.

On Tuesday, Magno signed a minor-league contract with the Orioles for the upcoming season, according to the transactions log on his official roster page. He p

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