Orioles activated Betemit from DL, call up three others
The Baltimore Orioles activated infielder Wilson Betemit from the 15-day disabled list and recalled outfielder Xavier Avery, catcher Luis Exposito and infielder Steve Tolleson from Class AAA Norfolk, the club announced Saturday.
Betemit was on the DL since Aug. 12 with a right wrist injury. He is hitting .264 with 12 home runs and 37 RBI in 97 games for the Orioles this season.
Avery batted .233 in 24 games over three stints with Baltimore this year and hit .236 with 57 runs, eight home runs and 57 RBI in 102 games with Norfolk. Exposito went 1-for-17 in eight games with the Orioles earlier this season and hit .268 in 55 games with Norfolk. Tolleson batted .194 in 23 games for the Orioles in three stints this season and batted .278 in 50 games with Norfolk.
