BALTIMORE -- The third player to be moved amid the Orioles’ Trade Deadline sale is another reliever -- one who didn’t have far to go to join his new team.
Baltimore sent right-hander Seranthony Domínguez and cash considerations to Toronto in exchange for righty Juaron Watts-Brown (the Blue Jays’ No. 10 prospect per MLB Pipeline at the time). News of the trade broke in between games of a split doubleheader between the O’s and Blue Jays at Camden Yards on Tuesday afternoon.
TRADE DETAILS
Orioles get: RHP Juaron Watts-Brown (Toronto’s No. 10 prospect)
Blue Jays get: RHP Seranthony Domínguez, cash considerations
The Orioles previously traded fellow relievers Bryan Baker (to the Rays on July 10) and Gregory Soto (to the Mets last Friday). In the process, the O’s have bulked up their farm system with the additions of outfielder Slater de Brun (taken with the No. 37 overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft, which was acquired for Baker), righties Wellington Aracena and Cameron Foster (who both came over in the Soto trade) and now, Watts-Brown.
Watts-Brown has slotted in as the O’s No. 8 prospect, while Aracena is ranked No. 20.
It marked the second straight year Domínguez was moved ahead of the Trade Deadline. Last July, he was traded from Philadelphia to Baltimore, then posted a 3.97 ERA with 10 saves over 25 games down the stretch.
This year, the 30-year-old Domínguez had a 3.24 ERA and two saves over 43 appearances while operating as one of the Orioles’ primary setup men. But like many of Baltimore’s top trade chips -- including Soto before him -- Domínguez is on an expiring contract and set to become a free agent after the season.
“Obviously, the performance stands out for itself, and we think he got better here, too. We think our pitching group helped him,” interim manager Tony Mansolino said. “So that’s important to point out. But I think what people don’t know about Seranthony, he’s an incredible dude. It’s a leader amongst the Latin players, the American players. It’s a really, really smart, intelligent baseball person. He watches baseball all night, every night. That’s all he does.
“He’s fair. He’s reasonable. He’s here for the team. Toronto, they struck gold on him. We’re going to really miss him. We’d love to see him back here in 2026, if he’d want to come back. He’s a guy we are very fond of."
Domínguez is excited to pitch for the Blue Jays in a pennant chase, but he’s also appreciative of his time with the O’s.
“I’m so grateful to the Orioles, because they gave me the opportunity to do what I love to do,” said Domínguez, who pitched a scoreless inning of relief for Toronto in Baltimore’s 3-2 win in Game 2 of Tuesday’s doubleheader.
Watts-Brown was the Blue Jays’ third-round pick in the 2023 MLB Draft out of Oklahoma State University. He has a four-pitch mix featuring a fastball (50 grade), curveball (50), slider (60) and changeup (50).
The 23-year-old Watts-Brown reached Double-A New Hampshire for the first time this season and recorded a 3.48 ERA over 11 starts there.He’s unlikely to pitch in the Majors this year -- considering he hasn’t gotten to Triple-A -- but maybe he could be an option by late 2026.
In the short term, new pitchers could get opportunities on the Orioles’ big league staff. For example, right-handed reliever Corbin Martin, who earned his first MLB save in Tuesday’s Game 2 and has a 1.23 ERA over his first seven appearances for the O’s.
More moves are likely to be made by Baltimore prior to Thursday’s 6 p.m. ET Deadline. The top remaining trade chips include All-Star designated hitter Ryan O’Hearn, center fielder Cedric Mullins, corner outfielder Ramón Laureano and a trio of starters -- right-handers Zach Eflin, Charlie Morton and Tomoyuki Sugano.
It’s also possible the Orioles could deal another reliever, as right-hander Andrew Kittredge is also somebody who may be on the move soon.
Members of the O’s (50-58) aren’t enjoying losing teammates, as they expected to be buyers heading into the year after reaching the postseason each of the previous two seasons.
“Definitely trying to enjoy every minute with these guys,” O’Hearn said. “We've grinded together all year long. To potentially leave in the next few days sucks. It really does. But at the same time, I'm going to enjoy every minute with them. ...
“Trying to be where my feet are, show up to the yard every day, enjoy being an Oriole. I've enjoyed being an Oriole the last three years, and that's not going to change now."