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Orioles re-sign Zach Eflin to one-year contract
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Ryley Delaney
Dec 29, 2025, 07:00 ESTUpdated: Dec 29, 2025, 02:19 EST
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An American League East team has re-signed a player.
On Sunday evening, the Baltimore Orioles announced that they’ve re-signed right-handed pitcher Zach Eflin to a one-year deal.
The 2026 season will be Eflin’s third in Maryland and his fourth in the American League East. Last season, the 31-year-old authored a 5.93 ERA and 5.64 FIP in 71.1 innings pitched, making 14 starts. By August, he was added to the 60-day injured list, ending his season.
Eflin has bounced around quite a lot in his career. He was drafted by the San Diego Padres in 2012, but was then traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies, making his big league debut with the latter. Eflin became a regular in the big league in 2019 with the Phillies. From 2019 until 2022, Eflin posted a 4.10 ERA and 4.09 FIP in 403.2 innings pitched.
Before the 2023 season, Eflin agreed to a three-year deal with the Tampa Bay Rays, posting a career-high 3.50 ERA and 3.01 FIP in 177.2 innings pitched, with a 26.5 K% and 3.4 BB%. He didn’t have as strong a start to his 2024 season with the Rays, and was traded ahead of the 2024 deadline to the Orioles, where he had a 2.60 ERA and 3.94 FIP in his last nine starts.
Alongside the Toronto Blue Jays, the Orioles have been one of the busiest teams this off-season. One of the more shocking moves this off-season was made by them, as they sent Grayson Rodriguez, a young pitcher with plenty of potential, to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for Tyler Ward in mid-November. 
The following month, the Orioles signed slugger Pete Alonso to a five-year deal worth $155 million, slightly less than Chris Davis’ $161 million deal. They also traded a significant package to the aforementioned Rays for Shane Baz, a former top prospect who hasn’t quite figured it out in the big leagues.
After finishing first in the division in 2023 thanks to a 101-61 record, and earning a wild card berth in 2024, the Orioles finished with a division-worst 75-87 record in 2025. They’ve certainly gotten better this off-season, making the American League East even more competitive.
Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for Blue Jays Nation, Oilersnation, and FlamesNation. She can be followed on Twitter @Ryley__Delaney.

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