Chadwick

Tromp

The Orioles brought back Jeremiah Jackson from Triple-A Norfolk on Friday, so Tromp gets the boot to make room on the active roster since the O’s were carrying a third catcher. The 31-year-old backstop is likely to slide through waivers unclaimed and will have the option of continuing to serve as extra depth for the O’s or to explore what’s out there on the open market.

Basallo takes a seat following three consecutive starts behind the dish. The 21-year-old prodigy is hitting just .183 (13-for-71) with three homers in 21 games since the start of June. It’ll be Chadwick Tromp handling the catching duties on Saturday in his place.

Baltimore is going to roll with three catchers on their active roster with Adley Rutschman on the injured list. It’s worth noting that Samuel Basallo is out of the lineup for Monday’s series opener against the Angels, but there hasn’t been any indication that he’s dealing with any sort of physical issue besides the usual bumps and bruises. It’ll be Sam Huff handling the catching duties on Monday night with Tromp in a backup role.

Tromp fortifies Baltimore’s catching depth in an emergency capacity with both Adley Rutschman (hamstring) and Samuel Basallo (wrist) dealing with injury situations. Neither one has required a trip to the injured list, but the organization’s catching depth has suddenly become perilously thin with Sam Huff their only healthy backstop at the moment. Tromp got into 12 games for the Braves earlier this season.

The 31-year-old backstop had been designated for assignment on Thursday, but he passed through waivers unclaimed. As expected, he’ll continue to serve as extra catching depth for the Braves at the Triple-A level.

Tromp had gone 5-for-25 for the Braves while helping fill in with Drake Baldwin on the injured list. He will likely clear waivers and could re-sign with Atlanta on a minor league deal.

Tromp entered this game in the seventh inning after Mike Yastrzemski pinch-hit for Sandy León in the prior frame. That’s meaningful as the Braves try to work out their catching tandem in the wake of Drake Baldwin’s oblique injury. Also, it was meaningful because Tromp had run-scoring hits in both the 10th and 11th innings including the walk-off single. Both balls were hit hard as well. Neither of these catchers have ever been much of hitters, but Tromp projects slightly better and could be moderately interesting in two-catcher formats with both Baldwin and Sean Murphy out for an extended period.

Within one week, the Braves have lost Drake Baldwin and Sean Murphy to injuries and Jonah Heim to waivers. That’s a drastic loss of catching depth. For the next month or so, it seems like Sandy Leon will be the starting catcher, with Tromp also mixing in a couple of times a week. That’s a big blow to both the offense and the pitching staff in Atlanta

Stratton was always facing an uphill battle at earning a spot in the Braves’ Opening Day bullpen and surrendering six earned runs over 1 1/3 innings during Grapefruit League play sealed the deal for him. Alvarez will open as an everyday player at Triple-A Gwinnett and will most certainly see time with the Braves at some point in 2026. The Braves now have 62 players remaining on the major league side of camp.

Tromp appeared in eight games between the Orioles and Braves this past season as emergency catching depth. The 30-year-old backstop has been a mainstay in Atlanta’s catching stable for the last half-decade and will be with the club in spring training as insurance behind Drake Baldwin and Sean Murphy.