Double-A Chesapeake placed Watts-Brown on the 7-day injured list April 2 with a shoulder injury, Jonathan Mayo of MLB Pipeline reports.
The 24-year-old righty came over from Toronto for Seranthony Dominguez at last year's trade deadline. Watts-Brown has a 3.62 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 96:38 K:BB in 87 innings at Double-A.
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Orioles' Juaron Watts-Brown: Shipped to Baltimore
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Watts-Brown was acquired by the Orioles from the Blue Jays on Tuesday in exchange for reliever Seranthony Dominguez, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.
The right-hander was a third-round pick in the 2023 First-Year Player Draft and is being shipped out at the deadline in order to improve the bullpen. Watts-Brown has made 11 starts at the Double-A level this season and has a 3.48 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 53:26 K:BB across 52.1 innings.