Reaching a deal less than a week before opening day, Gibson figures to join a rotation projected to include right-handers Zach Eflin, Charlie Morton, Dean Kremer and Tomoyuki Sugano.

As Minor League contract offers came in this winter, Kyle Gibson turned them away. The 37-year-old knew he could still pitch at the big league level, as evidenced by his 2024 season with the Cardinals.

Gibson was so respected in Baltimore that teammates still talked about him last year and this spring. Charlie Morton, a 41-year-old starter the Orioles signed this offseason, said the younger pitchers on the staff all raved about Gibson.