The Baltimore Orioles have acquired utility player Blaze Alexander in a trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks, who get reliever Kade Strowd and minor league players Wellington Aracena and José Mejia in return.
The 26-year-old Alexander is a versatile and athletic player who has played third base, shortstop, second base, left field and center field for the Diamondbacks over the past two seasons. He hit .230 with seven homers and 28 RBIs last season.
Strowd, 28, had a 1.71 ERA in 25 appearances for the Orioles last season, striking out 24 over 26â…“ innings. Aracena, 21, is a right-handed pitcher who played in Single-A last season while the 20-year-old Mejia is an infielder who spent most of last year in rookie ball.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
