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Noda

Noda was removed from Baltimore’s 40-man roster after the club made a pair of waiver claims earlier this week. The 29-year-old went 2-for-13 in seven games for the Orioles this past season.

Noda returns to the minors after going 2-for-13 at the dish in seven games with the Orioles. Top prospect Samuel Basallo takes his spot on the big-league roster.

Noda joins Baltimore’s bench mix after being claimed off waivers earlier this weekend from the White Sox. The 29-year-old has appeared in 180 contests at the big-league level over the last three seasons, hitting .204/.341/.357 with 18 homers and three steals in 651 plate appearances.

Noda heads to Baltimore as extra first base depth at Triple-A Norfolk. The 29-year-old was designated for assignment earlier this week after getting into just 16 games for Chicago this season.

Noda had been out since July 7 with a quad strain. He was just 3-for-34 before getting hurt, and with Miguel Vargas having moved to first, the White Sox decided they don’t have room for him right now. Maybe he’ll get another look later, since his ability to catch would be useful with the White Sox often using one of Kyle Teel or Edgar Quero as a DH.

Noda will be out through next week’s All-Star break. The 29-year-old first baseman has occupied a bench role for Chicago over the last few weeks, hitting .088 (3-for-34) with one homer over 16 games.

Tauchman will remain on the bench for the second straight contest as he battles a right groin issue. The 34-year-old figures to return to Chicago’s lineup at some point this weekend since the club has declined to send him to the injured list. It’ll be Austin Slater in right field again with Ryan Noda bumping up to the leadoff spot.

Noda was on the bench on Tuesday against a left-handed pitcher, but he was replaced by Lenyn Sosa, who had just come off the IL, so there was some question about their roles going forward. It seems that Noda will continue to start regularly against right-handed pitchers. Despite struggling in Triple-A for the Angels to start the season, Noda seemed to figure something out in his brief stint in Boston, hitting .378/.519/.703 in 13 games at Triple-A Worcester with three home runs, 13 RBI and two steals. He’s worth keeping an eye on in case some tangible changes took place in Boston.

Noda was plucked off of waivers from the Red Sox on Friday afternoon and will take the place of Tim Elko on the White Sox’ active roster. The 29-year-old has hit .204/.404/.375 with seven homers, 21 RBI and a 65/43 K/BB ratio over 208 plate appearances at the Triple-A level this season. He can continue to be ignored for fantasy purposes.

Noda had been designated for assignment by the Red Sox earlier in the week. He’ll add extra depth at first base at the Triple-A level after the White Sox moved on from Andrew Vaughn on Friday.