The Orioles have claimed left-hander off unconditional release waivers, reports . The Rangers had designated the lefty for a signment last week. His at MLB.com listed him as released by the Rangers over the weekend but the Os put in a claim. The Orioles had an open 40-man spot and Sean Reid-foley Jersey wont need to make a corresponding move. Pennington, 27, made his major league debut with the Royals last year but was flipped to the Rangers as part of the trade. Between those two clubs, he to sed 18 innings in the big leagues last year. He allowed 3.00 earned runs per nine, with a 20.2% strikeout rate, 13.1% walk rate and 45.3% ground ball rate. He has posted some strong minor league numbers in recent years. Over the 2023 and 2024 seasons, he logged 134 innings on the farm with a 2.69 ERA, 28.6% strikeout rate, 10.2% walk rate and grounders on more than half of the balls in play he allowed. This year, Pennington hasnt pitched in any official action. The Rangers optioned him to Triple-A Round Rock on March 9th. Per his transactions tracker, he was transferred to the clubs Arizona Complex League affiliate on March 28th. MLBTR has learned that he is healthy and has been working on some mechanical stuff in extended spring lately. The Os had an open roster spot and are intrigued enough to bring him into their system, with the southpaw likely reported to Triple-A Norfolk soon. The Orioles arent hurting for lefty relievers, as they currently have , , and on the big league squad. Still, clubs always like to add more pitching depth when they can and both Prez and Wolfram have poor numbers at the moment. Photo courtesy of Joe Camporeale, Imagn Images Tyler Stuart Jersey