Machin’s 351-foot homer was not his hardest-hit ball of the day. That, instead, was a 106.7 mph double in the sixth inning. The journeyman infielder last played in the majors with the A’s in 2022, and he’s a career .208/.290/.261 hitter with one homer in 361 plate appearances. It would take Jorge Mateo opening on the IL and another infielder to go down for him to have a shot of making the Orioles.

Machin spent the last two seasons in the independent Mexican League and last appeared in the majors during the 2022 campaign when he got into a career-high 73 contests for the Athletics. The 31-year-old is merely an emergency depth addition for the Orioles, especially given their plethora of young infielders ready to arrive in the big leagues.

Machín signed a minor league contract with the Phillies in January and didn't end up making it to the majors in Philadelphia. The 29-year-old infielder has been cut loose after 52 games this season for Triple-A Lehigh Valley. He got into a career-high 73 games last year for the Athletics.

No surprises in this group of cuts. Machín, 29, latched on with a minor league deal this offseason after spending a bunch of time with the Athletics last year. He fits more as organizational depth with a contender.