The Baltimore Orioles activated outfielder Tyler O’Neill from the 10-day injured list before Friday night’s game against the Los Angeles Angels.
O’Neill hasn’t played for Baltimore since April 23 due to a neck injury. He is scheduled to bat sixth and play right field on Friday in Anaheim.Infielder Coby Mayo was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk in a corresponding move.
O’Neill, 29, is batting just .215 with two home runs and 10 RBIs in 18 games in his first season with the Orioles.
He started with a great game on Opening Day when he hit a three-run home run against the Toronto Blue Jays to extend his Major League record for home runs on Opening Day to six straight years. O’Neill finished 3-3 with three runs, three RBIs and two walks in the 12-2 victory.
O’Neill was batting .379 after a two-hit game against the Kansas City Royals on April 5.
Then he slumped to 3-36 (.083) before being placed on the injured list.
O’Neill was activated after going 2-6 in a two-game rehab stint with Norfolk.
The eight-year veteran has a career .245 average with 111 home runs and 288 RBIs in 608 games with the St. Louis Cardinals (2018-23), the Boston Red Sox (2024), and the Orioles. He had a career-high 34 home runs for the Cardinals in 2021 and hit 31 for the Red Sox last season.
Mayo, 23, is 1-12 in four games with Baltimore this season. Overall, he is 5-53 (.094) in 21 major league games for the Orioles.
