"Bañuelos, 29, has a very limited big league track record. He appeared in one game for the Orioles in 2024 and another in 2025. In those two games, he stepped to the plate three times with one fly out, one hit-by-pitch and one strikeout. Baltimore outrighted him off their roster in July and he became a free agent at season's end."
"He hasn't been able to rack up a lot of minor league action in recent years either, as the Orioles frequently kept him on their taxi squad to cover for potential injuries. He stepped to the plate just 176 times in the minors over the past two years, putting up a .171/.284/.270 line in that sporadic playing time on the farm."
David Bañuelos, 29, agreed to a minor-league deal with the Twins and will attend major-league camp as a non-roster invitee. He has minimal MLB experience, appearing once for the Orioles in 2024 and once in 2025, with three plate appearances (a fly out, a hit-by-pitch and a strikeout). Baltimore outrighted him in July and he became a free agent. He received limited minor-league playing time recently, totaling 176 plate appearances over two years with a .171/.284/.270 line. From 2021–2023 he split Double-A and Triple-A in Minnesota's system, hitting .224/.297/.413. He is a glove-first catcher providing defensive depth behind Ryan Jeffers and Victor Caratini, with Alex Jackson also in the mix and lacking options.
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