Jake Reed goes from one contending team to another. The right-hander was claimed off waivers by the Orioles on Monday, three days after he was designated for assignment by the Dodgers.

Reed pitched for the Dodgers in both 2021 and 2022, with similar paths both years. He was acquired around the middle of the year, pitched in the majors, at some point pitched for the Mets, and was eventually claimed off waivers by another team.

This year, the 29-year-old Reed was claimed by the Dodgers off waivers from the Mets on July 13, and within two weeks was in the majors. When sent to Triple-A Oklahoma City on July 31, that was his fifth time getting optioned this season, the maximum allowed by the collective bargaining agreement.

Reed was called up again last Tuesday in New York, along with Heath Hembree to fortify a taxed bullpen. Pressed into duty immediately, Hembree earned the win in last week’s series opener over the Mets, with Reed earning the save, the first of his career. He’s one of nine Dodgers pitchers to record a save in 2022.

In all, Reed had a 1.93 ERA in 4? innings with the Dodgers, with two strikeouts and a walk. He pitched in five of the seven games for which he was active. But when Blake Treinen was activated off the 60-day injured list on Friday after missing over four months with a partial tear of his shoulder capsule, the Dodgers needed to make room on both the active and 40-man rosters. They designated the effectively out-of-options Reed for assignment, which led us to Monday’s waiver claim.