Get to Know the O’s
The Baltimore Orioles have officially set the Opening Day roster for 2022, as the club celebrates the 30th season of Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The roster includes 14 pitchers, two catchers, seven infielders, and five outfielders. Thirteen of the 28 players were on the team's 2021 opening roster, while eight have made their first career Opening Day roster appearance.
Learn all about the 2022 Orioles on and off the field.
Keegan Akin, #45 – LHP
Keegan Akin is entering his third Major League season with the Orioles. The2018 Jim Palmer Minor League Pitcher of the Year was selected by the Orioles in the second round of the 2016 First Year Player Draft and made his Major League debut on August 14, 2020 against the Washington Nationals.
Akin was born in Alma, Mich. and attended Western Michigan University, where he set the single-season strikeout record with 133 in 2016. This marks the first time in Akin’s career to have made the Opening Day roster.
Bryan Baker, #43 – RHP
Bryan Baker also makes his first career Opening Day roster, having just one Major League appearance under his belt. The right-hander made his Major League debut last season with the Toronto Blue Jays, tossing a scoreless inning in relief. In his young career across the minor leagues, the Florida native holds a 3.18 ERA, tossing 249 total innings and recording 284 strikeouts.
Baker is part of an athletic family. His grandfather, Ed Baker, played football at Auburn, while his cousin, Matt Krembel, played golf at Army. Baker himself is an avid golfer and was a chemistry major in college.
Mike Baumann, #53 – RHP
Mike Baumann begins his second season in the big leagues after making his Major League debut last year on September 7, throwing 3.2 scoreless innings against the Royals. The Minnesota native was originally drafted by his hometown team – the Twins – but elected to attend Jacksonville University instead, where he was a teammate of Orioles outfielder Austin Hays. After receiving such accolades as A-Sun Pitcher of the Year, First Team All-Conference, and 2015 A-Sun Pitcher of the Year, Baumann was drafted in the third round of the 2017 First Year Player Draft by the Orioles. He continued his success in at the professional level, earning 2019 Jim Palmer Co-Pitcher of the Year honors.
“Big Mike” also played football throughout high school and currently participates in seven fantasy football leagues. He is close friends with Orioles minor leaguer Zac Lowther, and served as a groomsman in the teammate’s wedding.
Félix Bautista, #74 – RHP
Félix Bautista is in his eighth professional season and seventh within the Orioles organization. Across his minor league career, Bautista holds a stellar 3.23 ERA in his 222.2 innings pitched. The righty has limited batters to a .201 batting average while striking out 258. Bautista has only allowed a modest six home runs against his 965 total batters faced.
The right-hander is Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. His first appearance will be his Major League debut.
Anthony Bemboom, #37 – C
Anthony Bemboom enters his fourth Major League season and first with the Orioles after signing with the team on December 16, 2021. This marks his first career Opening Day roster.
The Minnesota native was drafted in 2012 by the Los Angeles Angels. Bemboom grew up admiring Chipper Jones and Peyton Manning – his favorite athletes – and tags “Wedding Crashers” as his favorite all-time movie.
Matt Borgschulte, #62 – Hitting Coach
Matt Borgschulte enters his first year with the club as Co-Hitting Coach. He spent his previous years in the Minnesota Twins’ organization as a minor league hitting coach, most recently with their Triple-A Saint Paul Saints.
The Missouri native played collegiately at Western Kentucky University and Drury University. He was named an All-American his senior year at Drury in 2013, the first All-American in program history. Borgschulte and his wife, Austin, live in Fort Myers, Fla. with their son Baker.
Robinson Chirinos, #23 – C
Robinson Chirinos is a tenured vet, entering his 11th Major League season and first with the Orioles after being signed as a free agent on March 14. The catcher holds a career .231/.325/.432 slash line in 1,929 at-bats with five different teams. Pelo Buche made his Major League debut July 18, 2011 against the Yankees, and recorded his first-career hit on the same day.
The Venezuelan is entering the season with 9.022 years of Major League service time. Players who reach 10 years of big league service time are statistical superheroes, considering fewer than 10 percent of all players in baseball history have accomplished the feat.
Tim Cossins, #34 – Major League Field Coordinator/Catching Instructor
Tim Cossins is entering his fourth season as the Orioles Major League Field Coordinator/Catching Instructor after being named to the position prior to the 2019 season. Cossins in his 21st season in professional baseball as a manager, coach, or bullpen catcher. The California native was selected in the 16th round of the 1993 First-Year Player Draft by the Texas Rangers and batted .215 in 255 career minor league gams between the Rangers, Yankees, and Expos organizations.
Before being drafted, Cossins attended the University of Oklahoma, helping the team reach the 1992 College World Series. Cossins and his wife, Lori, reside in Windsor, Calif. The couple has a son, Aiden.
Paul Fry, #51 – LHP
Paul Fry is entering his fifth Major League season and owns a career 4.71 ERA in 164 innings pitched. The left-hander was drafted in the 17th round of the 2013 MLB First Year Player Draft and was traded to the Orioles on April 14, 2017.
As a Michigan native, Fry is a fan of the Detroit Lions and Michigan Wolverines Football. Football was his favorite sport growing up; he didn’t start regularly playing baseball until high school after quitting the sport during coach-pitch Little League. Fry is also a fan of curling and enjoys playing video games.
Ryan Fuller, #72 – Hitting Coach
Ryan Fuller enters his first season as the Orioles Co-Hitting Coach after being named to the position prior to the 2022 season, marking his first season as a Major League coach. Fuller spent the 2021 season as the Orioles Minor League Hitting Coordinator, along with being the Hitting Coach for Double-A Bowie.
Under his supervision, the Baysox led the league in runs scored per game (5.23) and ranked second in home runs (170) and tied for third in OPS (.760). The Connecticut native played professionally for one season as an infielder with the AZL Diamondbacks after being signed as an undrafted free agent during the 2012 season. Fuller earned his master’s degree in education in 2014.
Fredi González, #57 – Bench Coach
Fredi González enters his first season as the Orioles Bench Coach and his third season in the organization. The 2022 campaign marks his 33rd season as a professional coach or manager, 10 of which were as a Major League manager. On Opening Day 2014, González had the distinction of being the first manager to issue a challenge which led umpires to reverse a call under MLB’s expanded replay system.
The Cuba native was originally selected in the 16th round of the 1982 First-Year Player Draft by the New York Yankees. After spending six professional seasons as a catcher in the Yankees system, he began his post-playing career as an assistant coach at the University of Tennessee in 1988 before ascending to the professional level. González actively raises funds for Cindy Donald Dreams of Recovery Foundation, which helps to create a positive change for individuals facing spinal cord and/or brain injuries.
Kelvin Gutiérrez, #82 – INF
Kelvin Gutiérrez enters his fourth Major League season and his second in the Orioles system. The 27-year-old was traded from the Royals to the Orioles in July of last year. He began his career in 2013 when he was signed to a minor league contract by the Washington Nationals.
The O’s infielder’s favorite food is Mangú – a plantain-based dish that is the Dominican Republic’s national breakfast, Gutiérrez’s native country. His favorite player growing up was Manny Ramirez.
Austin Hays, #21 – OF
Austin Hays enters his fifth Major League season, having spent his entire career with the Orioles. He owns a career.262 batting average and is known for his impressive plays in the outfield. Hays attended Jacksonville University with Orioles pitcher Mike Baumann before being drafted in the third round of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft.
Earlier this month on April 1, Austin and his wife, Samantha, expanded their family’s roster, welcoming son Hayden Hays into the world. Hays and his wife chose their son’s name after Hayden Hurst[LD1] , the former Baltimore Ravens tight end. Hays does not wear batting gloves because he would burn through them quickly growing up and didn’t want his mom to have to keep buying new ones.
José Hernández, #27 – Major League Coach
José Hernández enters his second season as the Orioles Major League Coach and his 13th season overall in the Orioles organization. Hernández boasted quite the career on the field, playing in 1,587 Major League games over a 15-year career from 1991-2006 with nine different teams. His 168 career home runs are the 17th-most in Major League history by a Puerto Rican-born player.
Hernández and his wife, Melanie, reside in Dorado, Puerto Rico. The couple has a daughter, Jolanie, and a son, José O. Hernández was signed by the Texas Rangers as a non-drafted free agent in 1987 and is the father-in-law to former GCL Orioles manager Orlando Gómez.
Darren Holmes, #40 – Assistant Pitching Coach
Darren Holmes enters his second season as the Orioles Assistant Pitching Coach and his eighth season as a Major League coach. It is his third season in the Orioles organization. Holmes played 13 seasons in the majors and pitched in three different postseason runs.
Holmes began his post-playing career in 2005 as the Director of Sports Performance at the Acceleration Sports Institute in Greenville, S.C., where he oversaw the training of professional athletes while focusing on researching the biomechanics of pitching. Holmes and his wife, Kathy, reside in Asheville, N.C. He enjoys hunting, golfing, and fishing in the offseason.
Chris Holt, #38 – Pitching Coach/Director of Pitching
Chris Holt enters his second season the Orioles Pitching Coach/Director of Pitching. It is his fourth season in the Orioles organization. Prior to coaching in professional baseball, Holt was a pitching instructor at The Winning Inning, a baseball academy in Clearwater, Fla.
Holt was selected in the 21st round of the 2002 First-Year Player Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates out of Flagler College and spent a year in the organization before beginning his coaching career. Holt resides in his home state of Maine with his wife Shana, daughter Madison, and son Jackson.
Brandon Hyde, #18 – Manager
Brandon Hyde enters his 20th season as a coach or manager in professional baseball and his fourth season as the Orioles manager. He was named the 20th manager in club history on December 14, 2018, after previously coaching in the Cubs and Marlins organizations.
Hyde spent four seasons as a catcher and first baseman in the Chicago White Sox organization after signing as an undrafted free agent out of Long Beach State (CA). Hyde and his wife, Lisa, reside in Sarasota, Fla. with their children – Aria, Addison, and Colton. Hyde and Orioles coach Tim Cossins have been close friends for more than 20 years after growing up near the same town and coaching together in the minor leagues.
Joey Krehbiel, #87 – RHP
Joey Krehbiel is entering his third season in Major League Baseball and second with the Orioles organization. The Florida native was drafted out of high school by the Angeles in the 12th round of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft.
Krehbiel attended Seminole High School in Florida and was teammates with fellow big leaguer Brett Philips. The righty has a breast cancer ribbon tattooed on his arm in honor of his mother and aunt.
Dean Kremer, #64 – RHP
Dean Kremer is entering his second Major League season. The right-hander attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas before being drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 14th round of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft. He enjoyed an electric Major League debut in September of 2020, in which he tossed 6.0, one-run innings the Yankees
In 2016, Kremer became the first Israeli born player to be drafted by a Major League team. He was the youngest player (20) on Team Israel’s 2017 World Baseball Classic Roster. Outside of baseball, Kremer’s favorite sport is tennis and his favorite athlete is Roger Federer.
Jorge López, #48 – RHP
Jorge López enters his seventh big league season and third year with the Orioles. The native Puerto Rican attended Caguas Military Academy in Puerto Rico and was drafted in the second round of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers.
For López, Roberto Clemente is one of his heroes and favorite players. He goes by the nickname “El Pichu.”
Jordan Lyles, #28 – RHP
Jordan Lyles is entering his 11th Major League season and his first with the Orioles after signing a one-year contract with the club earlier this year. He holds a career 54-79 record and a 5.21 ERA. In 2021, Lyles made a career-high 30 starts and went 10-13 with a 5.15 ERA with the Rangers.
Lyles lists his favorite player as Chipper Jones and grew up an Atlanta Braves fan. The South Carolina native was committed to play at the University of South Carolina before being selected in the first round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft by the Houston Astros.
Trey Mancini, #16 – INF/OF
Trey Mancini is the club’s longest tenured player, entering his sixth big league season. In 2021, he became the fastest player in franchise history to hit 100 home runs in an Orioles uniform and finished as the runner-up at the MLB Home Run Derby.
Mancini inspired all of baseball when he beat stage III colon cancer in 2020, earning MLB’s Comeback Player of the Year after an impressive return to the field last season. Prior to the 2021 season, he launched The Trey Mancini Foundation, which supports many causes important to Mancini and his family.
Tony Mansolino, #36 – Third Base Coach
Tony Mansolino enters his second season as the Orioles Third Base Coach after spending 10 seasons with the Cleveland Guardians organization. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2005 First-Year Player Draft and played professionally for five seasons before transitioning to choaching.
The California native currently resides in Nashville with his wife Adrianna. They have two sons, Jackson and Maddox.
Jorge Mateo, #3 – INF
Jorge Mateo enters his third Major League season and second with the Orioles. He was claimed off waivers from San Diego on August 5, 2021 and made his debut with the O’s the following day. He hit safely in 23 of 31 games with an at-bat after joining the Orioles and slashed .280/.328/.421.
Mateo is a two-time Futures Game participant and was rated the No. 1 prospect in the Yankees organization in 2015. He favorite player growing up was Manny Ramirez.
Ryan McKenna, #26 – OF
Ryan McKenna makes his first career Opening Day roster after making his big league debut last season on April 5, 2021 at Yankee Stadium. He is a career .266 hitter in six minor league seasons and has hit 39 home runs.
As a child, McKenna wanted to be an engineer growing up because he enjoyed building things. A New England native, Fenway Park is his favorite road ballpark.
John Means, #47 – LHP
Staff ace John Means enters his fourth Major League season. In 2019, he was named an American League All-Star and one of the finalists for AL Rookie of the Year. Last season, he thew the sixth no-hitter in Orioles history on May 5 at Seattle, the first no-hitter by an Oriole since July 13, 1991.
He and his wife, Caroline, have a son, McCoy. Caroline is a former professional soccer goalie and previously coached at Tulsa University. He enjoys coffee so much that he has his own specialty blend at local Baltimore shop Ceremony Coffee.
Ryan Mountcastle, #6 – INF
Ryan Mountcastle is entering his second Major League season after enjoying a breakout year in 2021. He was named AL Rookie of the Month in June and all MLB rookies last season with 33 home runs, tied for the ninth-most by a rookie in AL history. He set the franchise’s single-season rookie record with his 29th home run on September 16, surpassing the mark set by Orioles Legend and Hall of Famer Cal Ripken, Jr. (28 in 1982).
Mountcastle proposed to fiancée Taylor during this offseason. He has his own karaoke machine and his go to song is “I Miss You” by Blink-182.
Cedric Mullins, #31 – OF
Cedric Mullins enters his third big league season with the Orioles coming off a historic 2021 season. He was named an American League All-Star and won an American League Silver Slugger award, as well as being a finalist for the Hank Aaron Award and winning the Orioles Heart and Hustle Award. The outfielder hit his 30th home run of the season on September 24 to become the first player in franchise history, and only player in the majors in 2021, to record a season with 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases.
Mullins got engaged to his fiancée, Erika, in September of the 2021 season. He enjoys anime, which inspired his 2021 All-Star Game red carpet outfit.
Rougned Odor, #12 – INF
Rougned Odor is entering his eighth Major League season and his first with the Orioles after being signed to a one-year contract by the O’s on November 30, 2021. In 2016, he posted career-highs in most offensive categories, batting .271 with 33 HR and 88 RBI over 150 games in his first full big league season.
He and his wife, Liusca Criollo, have a daughter, Emma Valentine. In the offseason, he owns and rides horses at a ranch in Maracaibo, Venezuela.
Chris Owings, #11 – INF
Chris Owings enters his eighth Major League season and his first with the Orioles. He was originally drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first round of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft.
Both of Ownings’ brothers, Kyle and Connor, have also played professional baseball. He has been inspired by Connor’s fight against kidney disease and their mother, Sherri, who donated her kidney to the younger son.
Cionel Pérez, #58 – LHP
Cionel Pérez is entering his first season with the Orioles. The southpaw has pitched in 45 Major League games across stints with the Houston Astros and Cincinnati Reds. In 2021, Pérez retired the first batter in 20 of his 25 appearances and stranded six of 11 inherited runners.
Pérez is a native of Cuba and played two seasons for Matanzas of the Cuban National Series.
Anthony Sanders, #9 – First Base Coach
Anthony Sanders enters his third season as the Orioles First Base Coach after being named to the position prior to the 2020 season. His Baltimore hiring was his first as a Major League coach.
Sanders and his wife, Claudia, reside in Tucson, Ariz. and have three children, Logan, Marcus, and Troy. He received his master’s degree in business administration from the University of Phoenix.
Anthony Santander, #25 – OF
Anthony Santander is entering his fourth season with the Orioles. The 2020 Most Valuable Oriole is a career .248 hitter with 50 home runs and 149 RBI. Last season, he hit a career-high 18 home runs in and homered in three consecutive games from August 8-11.
The switch-hitting outfielder has a devoted group of fans called “The Fantanders,” comprised of hundreds of scouts from the UK who sat behind him in left field during a game at Oriole Park in 2019. The Venezuela native began learning how to play the harp during the COVID shutdown.
DJ Stewart, #24 – OF
DJ Stewart enters his third big league season with the Orioles. He was selected by Baltimore in the first round (25th overall) of the 2015 First-Year Player Draft.
Stewart attended Florida State University and The Bolles School in Florida. He was high school teammates with current with NFL tight end Hayden Hurst and grew up in the same neighborhood as NFL running back Derrick Henry.
Dillon Tate, #55 – RHP
Dillon Tate is entering his third Major League season, all with the Orioles. In 2021, his 62 appearances in relief were tied for most on the team. On June 29, he earned his first career-save at Houston, becoming the first Oriole to earn the save in a game in which the O’s won by at least 10 runs since Chris Ray did so in 2006.
He is an alum of MLB’s RBI program in Compton, California (Urban Youth Academy). Tate enjoys playing ping pong and collects sneakers.
Ramón Urías, #29 – INF
Ramón Urías is entering his third season with the Orioles after making his Major League debut with the on August 20, 2020 vs. Boston. In 2021, he led all American League rookies with a .361 on-base percentage and became the ninth O’s rookie (since 1954) to record a season with an OBP of .360-or-higher (min. 295 PA).
His younger brother, Luis, is an infielder in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. During the offseason, Urías spends his time in Mexico and Arizona. He has a dog named Choco.
Tyler Wells, #68 – RHP
Tyler Wells enjoyed an impressive rookie season in 2021 after making his Major League debut on April 4 at Boston, tossing a scoreless inning in relief. He appeared in 44 games for the O’s, which ranked fifth-most, while his 57.0 innings ranked third. After an exceptional Spring Training, he earned a spot in the Orioles starting rotation.
The 6-foot-8 righty enjoys taking photos and editing videos, and shares his work on Instagram at @twellsmedia. He also is an avid golfer in his spare time.
Bruce Zimmermann, #50 – LHP
Bruce Zimmermann is entering his second Major League season after making his big league debut in 2020 as a September call up. In 2021, he joined Steve Johnson (2012) as the only Maryland-born O’s starting pitchers to earn a win at Oriole Park at Camden Yards with his victory on June 1 vs. Minnesota.
The Baltimore native is scheduled to make his first start of the 2022 season in his hometown on April 11 during the team’s home opener. He made his first Opening Day roster in 2021 and lived with his parents during his tenure with the big league club. As a lifelong Orioles fan, he attended many games at Camden Yards throughout his childhood.