What happened: Baltimore moved Kremer to Minnesota at the 2026 trade deadline, ending a six-plus-season run with the Orioles. He opened the year back in the majors after a brief Triple-A stop, then missed time with a right quad strain before four damaging starts pushed his Baltimore exit closer.

Why it matters: The deal became part of Baltimore's larger deadline sell-off even as the club remained close to the AL wild-card race. For Minnesota, the Kremer acquisition added a controllable rotation arm, and he immediately burned his former club with seven innings of one-run ball in his second Twins start.

What to watch: Kremer now lines up for a 2027 season in the back half of Minnesota's rotation with one final year of team control. Baltimore's side of the trade will keep getting judged against how its deadline moves affected that playoff push.