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Trumbo also acknowledges that he’s unsure whether he’ll be offered another job following back-to-back injury-plagued seasons. He wants to start coaching at some point and might consider it now in the right situation. “It’s kind of an in-between spot,” Trumbo said. “There’s no other way to put it.” Trumbo will turn 34 in January.

Mancini has been hit by pitches on the leg a few times and is a bit sore. He should be back in there in a day or two. The Orioles have DJ Stewart in right field, Chris Davis at first base and Mark Trumbo in the designated hitter spot Sunday.

Trumbo has been sidelined for much of this week due to a mild trapezius strain, but he drew a walk as a pinch hitter on Wednesday and should be good to play a full game Thursday as the Orioles’ designated hitter.

Trumbo was out of the starting lineup for a third straight game because of a trapezius strain. He remains day-to-day.

Trumbo was scratched from Baltimore’s starting lineup on Monday with what’s being called a left trapezius strain. It’s apparently a relatively minor strain.

This sounds like it could be a season-ending injury for Trumbo, who is 5-for-19 (.263) since joining the Orioles on September 2 following a lengthy recovery from offseason knee surgery. Renato Nunez is now at DH and batting cleanup on Monday night against the Tigers.

Trumbo is in the O’s starting lineup on Monday afternoon against the Rays -- batting sixth as the DH -- after missing the first five months of the 2019 regular season due to lingering issues with his surgically-repaired right knee. He posted an .804 OPS with four home runs and 10 RBI in 15 total minor league rehab games.

Trumbo has been out all season following complications with his surgically-repaired right knee. He’s batted .218/.295/.509 with four home runs over 15 rehab games and could be used in a fairly limited role this month.

His goal is to play around five games with Norfolk, essentially finishing out their season, before joining the Orioles soon after major league rosters expand on September 1. The veteran has been out all year due to complications with his surgically-repaired right knee.

Trumbo expects to play around five games there before joining the Orioles soon after MLB rosters expand on September 1. The veteran slugger has been out all year due to complications with his surgically-repaired right knee.