MLB: Former Marlins general manager Michael Hill was promoted to Major League Baseball’s senior vice president of on-field operations and workforce development on Tuesday and April Brown to senior vice president of social responsibility and diversity. The promotions fill areas of supervision that had been under Billy Bean, senior vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion until his death on Aug. 6 from acute myeloid leukemia. A 1993 graduate of Harvard and a 31st-round pick in that year’s amateur draft, Hill spent two seasons in the Class-A New York-Penn League, then worked for the Rays from 1997-99 as an assistant in scouting and player development. He became the Rockies’ director of player development in 1999 and in 2002 was hired by the Marlins as an assistant general manager. Hill was promoted to general manager on Sept. 29, 2007, and exactly six years later moved up to president of baseball operations, two days after Larry Beinfest was fired. Hill was fired on Oct. 18, 2020, after Derek Jeter became the Marlins CEO, then hired by MLB the following Feb. 1 as senior vice president of on-field operations. He will remain in charge of on-field discipline and will supervise the front office and on-field diversity pipeline program. Brown, a graduate of Binghamton University with a master’s degree from Columbia, was hired by MLB in September 2021 as VP of social responsibility and promoted in 2023 to senior vice president of social responsibility and community affairs. She will oversee MLB’s diversity-focused areas in addition to social responsibility and community relations.

Orioles: Craig Kimbrel’s time with the Orioles could be coming to an end after the struggling team designated its former closer for assignment Wednesday following the latest in a series of rough outings. Kimbrel gave up six runs on three hits in 2/3 of an inning of relief in the Orioles’ 10-0 home loss to the Giants on Tuesday night. Kimbrel has a 13.94 ERA in his last 11 appearances over the last month. This season, his first with the Orioles, the 36-year-old Kimbrel has a 5.33 ERA with six blown saves. He lost his job as closer in May. The Orioles entered Wednesday’s game against the Giants having lost eight of 11 games to fall four games back of the Yankees for first place in the AL East. In a corresponding roster move, the Orioles recalled right-hander Bryan Baker from Triple-A Norfolk.

Astros: OF Ben Gamel on the 10-day IL with a broken left leg on Tuesday, three days after he ran into the wall at Angel Stadium while making a running catch. The 32-year-old Gamel will be out indefinitely, according to the club, which leads the AL West. He was picked up off waivers from the Mets on Aug. 20 and was hitting .259 since then, with one HR and four RBIs. He had started 18 of the 20 games he played with the Astros. To fill his roster spot, catcher César Salazar was recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land.

Royals: Bobby Witt Jr. became the first shortstop in MLB history with multiple seasons of at least 30 HRs and 30 steals when the All-Star swiped second base in the first inning of Tuesday night’s game against the Tigers. Witt has 31 HRs this season (through Tuesday) to go with 30 steals. The 24-year-old Witt, son of longtime pitcher Bobby Witt, had 49 steals and 30 HRs in 158 games last season.