The Baltimore Orioles and Atlanta Braves backed out of agreements to sign Jeff Hoffman because of concerns about the reliever's pitching shoulder before he finalized a $33 million, three-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays last week.

That game against the Blue Jays has one more baked-in storyline as of yesterday, with reliever Jeff Hoffman - who reportedly had a contract scuttled by the O’s due to an issue in his physical - proclaiming that he’d have some extra motivation in facing the team.

The Baltimore Orioles and Atlanta backed out of agreements to sign Jeff Hoffman because of concerns about the reliever's pitching shoulder before he finalized a three-year contract worth $33 million US with the Toronto Blue Jays last week.

The Seattle Mariners have re-acquired catcher Blake Hunt in a trade with the Baltimore Orioles for cash considerations.

Earlier this week, the Baltimore Orioles designated catcher Blake Hunt for assignment. That means that the Orioles have seven days to trade him, place him on wa