{"id":85931,"date":"2024-09-18T20:42:29","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T00:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=85931"},"modified":"2024-09-18T20:42:29","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T00:42:29","slug":"orioles-westburg-urias-rehab-assignment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/09\/18\/orioles-westburg-urias-rehab-assignment\/","title":{"rendered":"Injured Orioles Infielders to Begin Rehab Assignments Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Help is on the way for the injury-riddled Baltimore Orioles, as injured infielders <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/westbjo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jordan Westburg<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/u\/uriasra01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ram\u00f3n Ur\u00edas<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will begin their minor league rehab assignments on Thursday. Baltimore announced on Wednesday that the two infielders will start their rehab assignments with Triple-A Norfolk, joining the Tides for their six-game homestand against the Nashville Sounds. The length of their rehab assignments is unclear, but Westburg and Ur\u00edas expect to return before the regular season ends.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">INFs Ram\u00f3n Ur\u00edas and Jordan Westburg are both expected to begin rehab assignments with Triple-A Norfolk tomorrow, per <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Orioles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Orioles<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jake Rill (@JakeDRill) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JakeDRill\/status\/1836488020880740607?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Getting both Westburg and Ur\u00edas back could provide a much-needed boost for an Orioles team that has struggled in September. Twelve days ago, the Orioles held a half-game lead over the New York Yankees in their fight for the American League East. But since then, Baltimore has gone 3-8 and now trails New York by four games for the division lead. Over that span, the Orioles offense has been virtually non-existent.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Orioles Infielders Jordan Westburg and Ram\u00f3n Ur\u00edas Expect Regular Season Return<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of all the injured Orioles, Westburg is one of the most important to get back. The 25-year-old third baseman has been <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/07\/31\/orioles-jordan-westburg-hand-injury\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sidelined since July<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> after a hit-by-pitch from <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/rodriye01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yerry Rodr\u00edguez<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the Toronto Blue Jays fractured his right wrist. A first-time All-Star, Westburg has been crucial to the lineup this season and the Orioles offense has struggled without him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe can\u2019t wait to have him [Westburg] back. We are expecting him back before the end of the regular season,\u201d Orioles general manager Mike Elias said on Tuesday. \u201cWe\u2019re not totally there yet, but it\u2019s going really well.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ur\u00edas, who took over as the Orioles&#8217; everyday third baseman in Westburg\u2019s absence, was arguably Baltimore\u2019s best hitter in August. The 30-year-old Gold Glove winner hit .260\/.337\/.521 with five homers, and 17 RBI in 27 games last month. Ur\u00edas went on the injured list with a sprained right ankle on August 31st. With both Westburg and Ur\u00edas out of the lineup, Baltimore is 6-9 and has batted just .219 as a team. Baltimore will face New York next week and hope Westburg and Ur\u00edas can help them clinch their first back-to-back divisional titles since 1974.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: \u00a9 Reggie Hildred-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Help is on the way for the injury-riddled Baltimore Orioles, as injured infielders Jordan Westburg and Ram\u00f3n Ur\u00edas will begin their minor league rehab assignments on Thursday. Baltimore announced on Wednesday that the two infielders will start their rehab assignments with Triple-A Norfolk, joining the Tides for their six-game homestand against the Nashville Sounds. 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