Chirinos, 38, played for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic, but he never signed with a major league team this spring. He spent much of last year as Adley Rutschman's backup, hitting .179/.265/.287 in 220 PA for the Orioles. For a player who didn't debut until age 27 and who dealt with some significant injury issues, it was pretty remarkable that Chirinos got to play 11 years. He had a particularly nice run from ages 33-35. In 2017, he posted an .866 OPS in 88 games for Texas, and in 2019, he was the Astros' primary catcher during their postseason run, hitting 17 homers in the regular season and two in the World Series.

Chirinos singled twice, with one of them driving in a run against his former team. His home run came in the seventh inning off of Matt Moore. It's just the third home run this season for Chirinos, who hasn't provided as much power as hoped.

Chirinos was responsible for nearly all of the Orioles' offensive output Saturday afternoon against Red Sox' starter Nathan Eovaldi, who went the distance in a complete-game victory. The veteran backstop connected for a two-run shot to left field -- his second long ball of the season -- in the fifth inning.

It was a two-run shot off Jordan Montgomery in the second inning. Chirinos came into the game batting .141/.265/.183 with two runs scored and four RBI in 83 plate appearances. The Orioles should soon have a decision to make whether to keep Chirinos or Anthony Bemboom as their backup catcher, assuming that they eventually go ahead and promote Adley Rutschman.