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Orioles' Heston Kjerstad: Receiving treatment for medical issue
Baltimore Orioles president of baseball operations Mike Elias said Monday that Heston Kjerstad has been undergoing treatments for a medical condition, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports.Kjerstad last played at Triple-A Norfolk on July 25 due to what the team had described as fatigue. Elias declined to say whether the treatments were related to myocarditis, a condition Kjerstad was diagnosed with shortly after being drafted in 2020, which delayed his professional debut until 2022. Kjerstad has responded well to the treatments and is expected to be ready for spring training. It's possible Kjerstad's medical issue affected his performance in 2025, as he slashed a woeful .192/.240/.327 in 54 games for the Orioles and an even-worse .149/.225/.248 over 27 contests with Norfolk.
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Orioles' Heston Kjerstad: On Triple-A IL due to fatigue
Heston Kjerstad is on the 7-day injured list at Triple-A Norfolk due to fatigue, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.Kjerstad has not played since July 25 and is slashing only .149/.225/.248 in 26 games with Norfolk since being optioned in early June. Baltimore Orioles interim manager Tony Mansolino indicated that the team should have more information on Kjerstad's status later this week.
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Orioles' Heston Kjerstad: Cleared to return
Heston Kjerstad (knee) went 0-for-4 in Sunday's game against Triple-A Memphis.Kjerstad was out of the lineup for a few days over the weekend after fouling a ball off his right knee, but he's managed to avoid a trip to the 7-day injured list. The Arkansas product was demoted to Triple-A on June 10 and is batting .167 with one home run, two RBI and three runs scored in five games since.
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Orioles' Heston Kjerstad: Exits Triple-A contest
Heston Kjerstad exited Thursday's game with Triple-A Norfolk after fouling a ball off his right knee, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.Thursday's game was Kjerstad's fourth game with Norfolk since being demoted by Baltimore. He had gone just 2-for-15 with five strikeouts prior to exiting Thursday's game. The severity of the injury is not known.
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Orioles' Heston Kjerstad: Demoted to Triple-A
The Baltimore Orioles optioned Heston Kjerstad to Triple-A Norfolk on Tuesday.The 26-year-old was out of the lineup for each of Baltimore's past three games, and he'll head to the minors Tuesday with Cedric Mullins (hamstring) making his return from the injured list. The Orioles have dealt with a number of injuries in the outfield early this season, but Kjerstad was unable to take advantage with a .192/.240/.327 slash line in 167 plate appearances.
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Orioles' Heston Kjerstad: On bench Wednesday
Heston Kjerstad is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals.Kjerstad is hitless in his last 11 at-bats and has struck out four times during that stretch. He'll get the night off Wednesday to reset. Dylan Carlson, Cedric Mullins and Ryan O'Hearn will fill the outfield from left to right.
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Orioles' Heston Kjerstad: Taking seat Sunday
Heston Kjerstad is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.Injuries are beginning to mount in the Baltimore outfield with Ramon Laureano (ankle) and Tyler O'Neill (shoulder) joining Colton Cowser (thumb) on the injured list, which has afforded Kjerstad a longer leash in the everyday lineup. However, despite starting each of the last five games, he's recorded just three hits in 20 at-bats to bring his batting average down to .202 on the season. He'll get Sunday off to clear his head while Jorge Mateo spells him in left field.
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Orioles' Heston Kjerstad: Taking seat for series opener
Heston Kjerstad is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Brewers.Though his playing-time outlook appears to have improved in the wake of Tyler O'Neill (shoulder) returning to the injured list, Kjerstad isn't yet locked back into a regular spot in the lineup versus right-handed pitching. The newly recalled Dylan Carlson will join Ramon Laureano and Cedric Mullins in the outfield in place of Kjerstad, who has gone 3-for-19 at the dish over his last seven games to bring his average down to .211 on the season.
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Orioles' Heston Kjerstad: Snaps homer drought Wednesday
Heston Kjerstad went 1-for-2 with a walk and a solo home run in the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Twins.After drawing a walk as a pinch hitter in the matinee, Kjerstad got the start in right field for the nightcap and crushed a Simeon Woods Richardson fastball to right field in the third inning, snapping a 17-game homer drought in the process. Kjerstad has struggled to make a consistent contribution in the majors this season, and through 99 plate appearances he has a .212/.262/.364 slash line with four home runs and 14 RBI.
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Orioles' Heston Kjerstad: Idle against righty
Heston Kjerstad is out of the lineup for the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader versus the Twins.Though he has been playing fairly regularly versus right-handed pitching since Colton Cowser (thumb) landed on the injured list in late March, Kjerstad will hit the bench for the second time in the Baltimore Orioles' last three matchups with righties while Bailey Ober toes the rubber for Minnesota. With Kjerstad producing a .573 OPS on the season and with Tyler O'Neill recently returning from the IL to make the Baltimore outfield more crowded, Kjerstad could be at risk of ceding playing time to Ramon Laureano, who has supplied a .746 OPS through 29 games.
Heston Kjerstad
#13 LF / Baltimore Orioles / EXP: 3YRS Height: 6-2 Weight: 205 lb Age: 26 College: None Bats/Throws -/-Fantasy Points by Week
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