{"id":801644,"date":"2026-08-03T19:18:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T19:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/801644\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T19:18:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T19:18:14","slug":"orioles-trade-outfielder-taylor-ward-to-seattle-mariners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/801644\/","title":{"rendered":"Orioles trade outfielder Taylor Ward to Seattle Mariners"},"content":{"rendered":"

Baltimore Orioles trade outfielder Taylor Ward to the Seattle Mariners<\/p>\n

\"BlairBALTIMORE \u2014<\/p>\n

The Baltimore Orioles made another trade on Monday sending outfielder Taylor Ward to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for three players. <\/p>\n

The Orioles announced the 32-year-old outfielder is being sent to the Mariners for pitchers Alex Hoppe, Harrison Kreiling and Brock Moore.<\/p>\n

Ward, who the Orioles had traded for in the offseason for former pitcher Grayson Rodriguez, had struggled during his time with the Orioles. He only hit seven home runs in his time with the Orioles, after hitting 36 with the Los Angeles Angels last season.<\/p>\n

Ward served as the Orioles lead-off hitter for most of the season and was leading the majors in walks. The team was expecting more from Ward, especially from the power department. <\/p>\n

He joins a Mariners club that is in a similar situation as the Orioles, as they are three games under .500, but only two games out of a Wild Card spot. He was batting .247 on the season but had really struggled after a hot start. He batted .304 and led the majors in doubles for the first month, but since then has batted under .200 in the second half. <\/p>\n

The three pitchers from Seattle are all potential pieces in the bullpen if they continue to develop with Moore being the highest rated prospect. He finished as the No. 23 ranked prospect in the 2025 Seattle Mariners top-30 prospect list. <\/p>\n

Hoppe, 27, is 0-1 with a 5.79 ERA with 27 hits, 21 total runs, 11 walks, one hit batter and 34 strikeouts in 24 appearances with the Mariners this season. The right-hander made his MLB debut with Seattle earlier this season on April 27.<\/p>\n

Moore, 26, is 4-5 with four saves and a 3.72 ERA with 23 hits, 22 total runs, 20 walks, one hit batter and 67 strikeouts in 31 appearances between High-A Everett and Double-A Arkansas this season.<\/p>\n

Kreiling, 24, recorded a 1.69 ERA on five hits, one walk and 16 strikeouts across four starts in his professional debut in 2026 between the ACL Mariners and Single-A Inland Empire.<\/p>\n

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