George

Soriano

With Riley O’Brien unavailable on Saturday after pitching in three of the last four games, Soriano got the call in the ninth inning with a three-run lead. He surrendered a solo homer to Jac Caglianone before holding on for his second save of the season. Expect O’Brien to step right back in should a save situation arise on Sunday.

Soriano received his opportunity with both Riley O’Brien, JoJo Romero and Ryne Stanek presumably unavailable for workload reasons after each of them threw over 30 pitches during a two-game span over the weekend. The 27-year-old righty was charged with preserving a two-run lead and managed to work around a two-out single by Nick Gonzales to slam the door.

Hopefully this ends the carousel ride that Soriano has been on this winter — going from the Marlins, to the Orioles, to the Braves, to the Nationals and now to the Cardinals as spring training begins. The 26-year-old hurler should be able to secure a middle relief role in the Cardinals’ Opening Day bullpen with a strong showing in Grapefruit League action.

Soriano was just claimed off of waivers from the Braves at the end of January, but he’ll go back into roster limbo as the Nationals needed to clear a spot for Ken Waldichuk. The 26-year-old hurler has already been claimed on waivers three times since the 2025 season came to a close, so it’s likely that there will be interest in him once more this time around.

Soriano was designated for assignment earlier this week when the Braves claimed Jose Suarez. Now, he’ll wind up in Washington, but is still a long shot to make the Opening Day roster after posting a 7.64 ERA in 66 innings over his last two seasons.

Atlanta and Baltimore are rearranging deck chairs with their end-of-bullpen moves. The Orioles designated George Soriano for assignment back in January and then claimed Jose Suarez off waivers from the Braves. Now, the Orioles have designated Suarez for assignment, so the Braves claimed him back and designated Soriano for assignment. The 26-year-old has a 7.64 ERA in 66 innings over his last two seasons, so we’ll see where he lands next.

Soriano was booted from the roster by the Orioles on Monday, and Atlanta will give the 26-year-old reliever a look this spring — assuming he doesn’t get the boot to clear room on the 40-man roster himself.

The Orioles claimed Soriano off waivers from the Marlins back in November, but he’ll be waived without throwing a pitch for Baltimore. The 26-year-old has a 7.64 ERA in 66 innings over his last two seasons. There’s a good chance he passes through waivers unclaimed.

Soriano, who turns 27 in March, had some success for the Marlins as a rookie in 2023, but he’s struggled with the home run ball since and amassed a 7.64 ERA in 66 innings during his time in the majors the last two seasons. If he sticks on the roster, he’ll compete for a bullpen spot in spring training.

Soriano returns to the big leagues with Tyler Zuber hitting the shelf with a lat strain. The 26-year-old righty has compiled an inflated 9.28 ERA across 21 1/3 innings (13 appearances) this season in the majors.