Orioles option Brandon Young to minors after 2nd MLB start, recall reliever

Orioles option Brandon Young to minors after 2nd MLB start, recall reliever

DETROIT — Two of the best days of Orioles pitching prospect Brandon Young’s life have now been followed by disappointment. After his shaky-but-solid MLB debut last weekend, Young was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk because the Orioles needed a rested arm in the bullpen. An injury to that reliever allowed Baltimore to bring Young back to start Saturday in Detroit, but he suffered the same fate after his second career MLB start as his first. The Orio…

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