O's Select Contract Of Cintron

POSTED: 8:41 pm EDT May 11, 2008

Kansas City, MO -- (Sports Network) - The Baltimore Orioles selected the contract of infielder Alex Cintron from Triple-A Norfolk on Sunday.

Baltimore signed the 29-year-old Cintron to a minor league deal on March 31. He batted .288 in 16 games with Norfolk.

Cintron spent last season with the Chicago White Sox and batted .243 in 68 games.

To make room for Cintron on the roster, the team optioned pitcher Bob McCrory to Norfolk.

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The Chicago White Sox activated closer Bobby Jenks from the 15-day disabled list Friday. He had been sidelined with left scapula bursitis.

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