Orioles sign veteran infielder-outfielder Tony Kemp

The Baltimore Orioles signed veteran second baseman and outfielder Tony Kemp on Tuesday to a major league contract. Terms were not disclosed, but the deal is worth $1 million, MLB.com reported. In a corresponding move, the Orioles designated infielder Nick Maton for assignment. Maton, 27, went 0-for-23 this spring and was told Sunday he was not making the tea.

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Kemp, 32, was released by the Cincinnati Reds on March 19 and opted out of his minor league contract with the team. He batted .333 in 21 at-bats over eight games this spring with the Reds, who had signed him as a free agent in February. The left-handed-hitting Kemp had spent the past four seasons with the Oakland Athletics and batted .209 with five home runs and 27 RBIs in 359 at-bats over 124 games in 2023.

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The Houston Astros selected him in the fifth round of the 2013 MLB Draft out of Vanderbilt, and he played for Houston from 2016-19 before he was traded to the Chicago Cubs in 2019. The Cubs sent him to the A’s in January 2020. Kemp has a .238 career batting average with 35 homers, 184 RBIs, .325 on-base percentage and 53 stolen bases in 69 attempts.

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Detroit Tigers’ Nick Maton (9) runs past Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez to score on a single by Andy Ibanez during the second inning of a baseball game Thursday, July 20, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)AP