Huntsville native Craig Kimbrel signs new deal with Orioles

Huntsville native and baseball superstar Craig Kimbrel will have a new team going into the 2024 Major League Baseball season, as the All-Star relief pitcher recently signed a 1-year deal with the Baltimore Orioles.

Kimbrel will join an Orioles team that is coming off a 101-win season and a division title.

Craig Kimbrel now in Baltimore

The Orioles announced last week the team had signed Kimbrel to a one-year deal with a club for a reported $13M guarantee. Kimbrel will make $12 million in 2024 with a $1 million buyout on a $13 million option for ’the 2025 season.

The Orioles will become the eighth team for Kimbrel, who spent this past season with Philadelphia and made the National League All-Star team for the ninth time.

Kimbrel to continue an impressive career

A 2006 graduate of Huntsville’s Lee High School, Kimbrel has put together a career that many believe may land the reliever in the Hall of Fame. He was signed by the Atlanta Braves initially, with whom he won the National League Rookie of the Year Award in 2011.

Kimbrel has played for Braves, Padres, Red Sox, Cubs, White Sox, Dodgers and Phillies. He won a World Series while pitching for the Red Sox in 2018.

During his career, he has amassed 417 saves — placing him 8th all time — and 1,192 strikeouts. He holds a career earned run average of 2.40.

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