Breaking: Kyle Gibson rejoins the Baltimore Orioles and signs a one-year, $5.25 million contract…
On Saturday, September 30, 2023, in the second inning of a baseball game, Kyle Gibson, the starting pitcher for the Orioles, throws to the Boston Red Sox. Continue reading
SARASOTA, Fla. (After missing a season, right-hander Kyle Gibson agreed to a one-year, $5.25 million contract with the Baltimore Orioles on Friday.
Less than a week before opening day, Gibson reached an agreement and is expected to join a rotation that also includes right-handers Tomoyuki Sugano, Dean Kremer, Charlie Morton, and Zach Eflin.
Due to discomfort in his pitching elbow, right-hander Grayson Rodriguez will begin the season on the injured list.
Gibson, 37, may receive an extra $1,525,000 in performance bonuses after going 8-8 with a 4.24 ERA in 30 starts for St. Louis the previous season. He would receive $125,000 for 110, 120, 130, 140, and 150 innings, and $150,000 for 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, and 24 starts.
St. Louis turned down a $12 million option for 2025 in favor of a $1 million buyout. Gibson is 112-108 with a 4.52 ERA in 324 starts and six relief appearances over 12 seasons with Minnesota (2013-19), Texas (2020-21), Philadelphia (2021-22), the Orioles, and the Cardinals. He was 15-9 with a 4.73 ERA in 33 starts for the Orioles in 2023 on a $10 million, one-year deal before agreeing to a one-year contract with the Cardinals that included a $12 million salary.
The star player in Baltimore’s rotation, Corbin Burnes, signed a six-year, $210 million deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
