John Means, on an MLB rehab start, didn’t have a good day down on the farm in Norfolk.
Means gave up seven runs on six hits and a walk in an inning of work in a 17-5 Tides loss to the Durham Bulls on Sunday.
Means was supposed to go two innings in the start, his first of the spring – he didn’t pitch in spring training for Baltimore while recovering from a forearm injury.
The lefty made four starts in 2023 after undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2022, going 1-2 with a 2.66 ERA in 23.2 innings.
The start on Sunday was the first work for Means in a 30-day rehab window as the O’s hope to get him ready for a return to the Majors.
Top prospect Jackson Holliday was hitless in five at bats in the loss, with an RBI groundout in the fifth.
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