PHOENIX (AP) — Baltimore Orioles reliever Albert Suárez has been transferred to the 60-day injured list with a shoulder issue, the team announced on Monday.
The right-hander has made just one appearance this season, throwing 2 2/3 innings against the Toronto Blue Jays on March 28. Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said Suárez isn't expected to need surgery.
“It's going to be months,” Hyde said. “Hopefully just a few months, but it's really unfortunate news.”
The 35-year-old Suárez was a big part of the pitching staff last season, compiling a 3.70 ERA over 133 2/3 innings in 32 appearances, including 24 starts.
“It's a big blow for us because he was throwing the ball really well in spring training and did so many things well for us last year,” Hyde said.
Also on Monday, the Orioles acquired left-handed pitcher Grant Wolfram from the Milwaukee Brewers for minor league outfielder Daz Cameron and cash. Wolfram was put on the 40-man roster and optioned to Triple-A Norfolk after Suárez was moved to the 60-day IL.
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FILE - Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Albert Suarez looks back at Pittsburgh Pirates' Nick Yorke on first base before delivering in the first inning of a spring training baseball game, Feb. 22, 2025, in Sarasota, Fla. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)
PARIS (AP) — Turmoil at the FIA, the governing body for auto racing series like Formula 1, has deepened after its deputy president for sport resigned in protest at how it is run.
Robert Reid was a running mate when FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem was elected in 2021. His resignation is the latest sign of discontent with the direction taken by the FIA under Ben Sulayem, whose tenure has seen a rift with F1 drivers and numerous senior officials leave or be replaced.
“I took on this role to help deliver greater transparency, stronger governance, and more collaborative leadership,” Reid posted on social media on Thursday.
“Over time, those principles have been increasingly set aside and I can no longer, in good faith, remain part of a system that no longer reflects them.”
The FIA has clashed with F1 drivers over Ben Sulayem's plans to crack down on swearing. New rules introduced for 2025 make it possible for the FIA to suspend drivers who repeatedly swear or make political statements.
F1 champion Max Verstappen kept his answers to a minimum at an FIA news conference last year after he was punished for swearing. Drivers in the world rally championship last month boycotted interviews to protest a fine issued to a driver who used an expletive in an interview.
Reid, a former world champion rally co-driver, isn't the only voice at the FIA to express concern at how it is run.
British representative David Richards, a colleague of Reid's from his rallying days, said on Wednesday he was seeking a meeting with Ben Sulayem. Richards alleged he was excluded from a meeting of the FIA world motor sport council for refusing to sign a document he called a “gagging order" that would ban public discussion of key topics.
The FIA did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Reid's resignation.
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FILE -The FIA logo is seen on glass, with the sky reflected, during a free practice ahead the British Formula One Grand Prix at the Silverstone racetrack, in Silverstone, England, Friday, June 19 2009. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)
