O's Henderson off IL; will make '25 debut vs. KC

Baltimore Orioles All-Star shortstop Gunnar Henderson was activated from the 10-day injured database and volition marque his play debut Friday nighttime against the Kansas City Royals.

Henderson has been sidelined with a close intercostal strain and missed the archetypal 7 games of the large league campaign.

The 23-year-old Henderson volition pb disconnected and play shortstop against the big Royals.

Henderson was injured during a outpouring grooming crippled Feb. 27. He was 4th successful American League MVP voting past play erstwhile helium batted .281 and racked up vocation bests of 37 homers and 92 RBIs.

Henderson completed a five-game rehab stint astatine Triple-A Norfolk connected Wednesday. He batted .263 (5-for-19) with 2 homers and 4 RBIs and played 4 games astatine shortstop and 1 arsenic the designated hitter. He did perpetrate 3 errors.

"I deliberation everybody's looking guardant to having Gunnar backmost connected the team," Baltimore manager Brandon Hyde said Thursday. "The rehab went really, truly well. I talked to him a mates days ago, helium feels large swinging the bat. The timing came, particularly the past fewer days. He conscionable had to get retired determination and get immoderate reps defensively and get immoderate games in, and it each went well."

Baltimore optioned outfielder Dylan Carlson to Triple-A Norfolk to unfastened up a roster spot. The 26-year-old was 0-for-4 with a tally and RBI successful 2 games this season.