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Trey Mancini signing 1-day contract to retire with Orioles

By Thomson Reuters Aug 28, 2026 | 1:30 PM

By Field Level Media

Aug 28 (Field Level Media) – Trey Mancini will sign a one-day contract and ​retire as a member of ‌the Baltimore Orioles on Sept. 19, the player and team announced Friday.

Mancini, who announced his retirement on Aug. 18, will ‌be ​honored in a pregame ⁠celebration before the ⁠Orioles host the Milwaukee Brewers.

Drafted in the eighth round by Baltimore in 2013, Mancini was named the ​2021 American League Comeback Player of the Year after beating Stage ⁠3 colon cancer and ⁠missing the entire 2020 ​season.

Mancini, 34, did not play in the ​majors in 2024 or 2025 and ‌played just five games for the Los Angeles Angels this season before being designated for assignment on ⁠June 17.

An outfielder, first baseman and designated hitter, he registered a .263 career batting average ⁠with ‌129 homers and 404 RBIs ⁠in 836 games for ​the ‌Orioles (2016-22), Houston Astros (2022), Chicago Cubs (2023) ​and Angels.

He ⁠had career bests of 35 homers and 97 RBIs for the Orioles in 2019 and won a World Series with the Astros in 2022.

(–Field ​Level Media)