Offseason
- December 10, 1996: Jimmy Key was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.
- December 13, 1996: Mike Bordick was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.
- December 18, 1996: Jerome Walton was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.
- December 19, 1996: Eric Davis was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.
- March 22, 1997: Scott McClain was traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Manny Alexander to the New York Mets for Hector Ramirez.
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