BALTIMORE -- Tyler O'Neill ’s attempt at a bounce-back 2026 season will be taking place in Baltimore, as expected.

O’Neill is opting into the final two years of his contract with the Orioles, a source confirmed to MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand on Monday. The club has not yet announced the news.

The O’s signed O’Neill to a three-year, $49.5 million deal last Dec. 10, marking the first multi-year contract given to a free agent since Mike Elias became the head of the team’s baseball operations department in November 2018. However, O’Neill’s agreement also featured an opt-out clause at the end of the first season.

It’s not surprising that O’Neill has decided to not return to free agency. The 30-year-old outfielder had an injury-marred 2025 campaign featuring three stints on the injured list d

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