The Orioles released Hartman on Aug. 6.
Hartman made his big-league debut with Houston in 2021, but after being claimed off waivers by the the Orioles last July, he'll move on from the organization without having ever pitched for Baltimore. The 28-year-old lefty was removed from the 40-man roster last August and had split time across four minor-league affiliates in 2022, posting a 4.03 ERA, 1.48 WHIP and 16:5 K:BB in 22.1 innings.
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Orioles' Ryan Hartman: Back in action at Bowie
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Triple-A Norfolk activated Hartman (undisclosed) from its 7-day injured list Tuesday and assigned him to Double-A Bowie.
Hartman was sidelined for two and a half months with an unspecified injury before he began a rehab assignment in the rookie-level Florida Complex League on July 1. After two appearances in the FCL and one with High-A Aberdeen, Hartman looks as though he'll settle into Bowie's rotation for the time being. He debuted with the Double-A club Wednesday, striking out two over four innings while allowing two earned runs on two hits and zero walks.
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Orioles' Ryan Hartman: Lands on IL
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Hartman (undisclosed) was placed on the 7-day minor-league injured list at Triple-A Norfolk this week.
Hartman last pitched April 19, surrendering five runs on seven hits and a walk in 3.1 innings versus Durham. The Tides have not revealed what injury Hartman is dealing with or what his timeline to return might be.
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Orioles' Ryan Hartman: Outrighted to Triple-A
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Hartman cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Norfolk on Friday, Dan Connolly of The Athletic reports.
Hartman was designated for assignment by Baltimore earlier in the week, and he'll remain in the organization after going through waivers unclaimed. He had a 5.03 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 59:18 K:BB over 62.2 innings at Triple-A Sugar Land for the Astros before being claimed by the Orioles at the end of July.
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Orioles' Ryan Hartman: Designated for assignment
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Hartman was designated for assignment by the Orioles on Wednesday.
Hartman was claimed off waivers by the Orioles at the end of July and spent time on the COVID-19 injured list while he underwent intake testing. He made two appearances (one start) at Triple-A Norfolk and gave up four runs on five hits and two walks while striking out one in 2.1 innings. He'll now be cast off the 40-man roster after Zack Burdi was claimed off waivers by the Orioles on Wednesday.
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Orioles' Ryan Hartman: Reinstated from injured list
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Hartman was reinstated from the COVID-19 injured list Saturday.
Hartman was away from the team while he went through intake testing after he was claimed off waivers by the Orioles on Friday. The southpaw allowed one run in 2.1 innings during his major-league debut with the Astros at the end of June, and he'll be eligible to make his first appearance with his new club as early as Saturday.
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Orioles' Ryan Hartman: Lands on injured list
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Hartman was placed on the COVID-19 injured list Monday.
Hartman was claimed off waivers by the Orioles on Friday, and he needs to clear intake testing before he's able to join the team, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports. As long as the southpaw tests negative for COVID-19, he'll be eligible to be activated as soon as he passes through the league's health and safety protocols.
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Orioles' Ryan Hartman: Claimed by Baltimore
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Hartman was claimed off waivers by the Orioles on Friday, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.
Hartman was designated for assignment by Houston last weekend, and he was able to find a new home with non-contending Baltimore. The 27-year-old figures to head to the Triple-A level, where he has a 5.03 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 59:18 K:BB in 13 outings (62.2 innings).
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Astros' Ryan Hartman: DFA'd by Houston
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Hartman was designated for assignment by the Astros on Sunday, Jake Kaplan of The Athletic reports.
Hartman was demoted to Triple-A Sugar Land in early July and has now lost his spot on the 40-man roster. The left-hander made one big-league appearance and is likely to remain at Sugar Land once he clears waivers.
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Astros' Ryan Hartman: Mops up in loss
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Hartman allowed one run on three hits and struck out two over 2.1 innings in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to Baltimore.
Hartman's contract was selected Wednesday in order to provide another bullpen arm, and his services were needed immediately. Starter Luis Garcia was chased after four innings, and Hartman delivered length by recording the final seven outs of the contest. He should stick with the team in a low-leverage role until one of several injured hurlers are ready to return.
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Astros' Ryan Hartman: Contract selected by Houston
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Hartman had his contract selected by the Astros on Wednesday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
Hartman has been working as a starter at Triple-A Sugar Land this season and has a 3.98 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 49:13 K:BB across 40.2 innings. The left-hander should fill a bullpen role for the Astros since the team still has five rotation options despite Jose Urquidy (shoulder) landing on the injured list.
