Orioles closer Ryan Helsley lands on injured list, becomes team's 12th player on IL
The injury bug has bitten Baltimore badly so far this year.
Despite a horde of injuries, the Baltimore Orioles are hanging around in the AL East more than a month into their first season under manager Craig Albernaz. They entered a four-game road series against the New York Yankees Friday with a 15-16 record and a third-place standing in the division, five games back of the first-place Yankees. But in a season that’s even seen Albernaz weather a broken jaw and several facial fractures , the injury bug keeps biting.
The Orioles announced ahead of their series opener in the Bronx that they’ve placed closer Ryan Helsley on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to Wednesday. He’s dealing with right elbow inflammation, according to the Orioles. Right-hander Albert Suárez, whose contract was selected from Triple-A Norfolk, will replace Helsley on the 26-man roster.
Baltimore now has 12 players on the IL. We have made the following roster moves: pic. twitter.
com/X1ZGP7fk58 — Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) May 1, 2026 The 31-year-old Helsley is in his first season with the Orioles. He’s coming off a rough 2025 campaign, which he started with the St. Louis Cardinals and ended with the New York Mets after being traded at the deadline; however, just two seasons ago, he was MLB’s saves leader.