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SARASOTA, Fla. — First baseman/outfielder Ryan O'Hearn and the Baltimore Orioles avoided a salary arbitration hearing when they agreed to a $3.5 million, one-year contract. The agreement was at the midpoint of the $3.8 million O'Hearn asked for and the $3.2 million the Orioles offered when the sides exchanged proposed arbitration salaries last month. The deal includes a $7.5 million team option for 2025, and the price would escalate by $500,000 each for playing in 120 and 150 games this year. O'Hearn, 30, set career bests last year with a .289 average and 60 RBIs and matched his high with 14 home runs. He earned $1.4 million.
