PHOENIX -- After losing their All-Star closer, the Orioles have reacquired one of their former All-Star closers to help solidify the back end of their bullpen for the stretch run.

On Saturday, Baltimore claimed Jorge López off waivers from Miami, which cut ties with the right-hander only six weeks after acquiring him from Minnesota just ahead of the Aug. 1 Trade Deadline. López, who spent 2 1/2 seasons with the O’s from 2020-22, was an All-Star in ‘22, when he pitched to a 1.68 ERA in 44 appearances for the club.

The Orioles are hopeful López can help them withstand the loss of right-hander Félix Bautista (who is on the 15-day injured list with a right UCL injury). However, López will not be eligible for Baltimore’s postseason roster, as only players on the 40-man roster or 60-day IL as of 11:59 p.m. ET on Aug. 31 can be included.

López will be arbitration-eligible for the final time this upcoming offseason, so the O’s have the 30-year-old under team control for the 2024 season.

“He’s got a huge arm, we know a lot about him and we’re hoping he can help us,” manager Brandon Hyde said.

Although López was one of the Orioles’ best relievers last season, they opted to trade him to the Twins ahead of the Trade Deadline. The move worked out exceptionally well for Baltimore.

Among the four pitchers acquired by the O’s in exchange for López were right-hander Yennier Cano (a first-time All-Star this season), lefty Cade Povich (the team’s No. 12 prospect per MLB Pipeline) and righty Juan Nuñez (the club’s No. 29 prospect). Meanwhile, López has been unable to replicate the success he had with the Orioles.

Last year, López had a 4.37 ERA in 23 appearances after joining the Twins. This season, he had a 5.09 ERA in 37 games for Minnesota before getting dealt to Miami, where he had a 9.26 ERA over 12 appearances.

“We were excited for him that he got picked up, because we think he’s a good pitcher,” Marlins manager Skip Schumaker said. “It just didn’t work out [here] the way he wanted things to work out. But he has real stuff. That’s why we acquired him, and that’s probably why Baltimore took a chance on him.”

Perhaps a return to Baltimore will allow López to get right. He had tremendous success after working with the Orioles’ pitching staff, as he had a 6.13 ERA in 42 games (31 starts) for the team from 2020-21, before being converted to a full-time reliever and breaking out in ‘22.

“I think, when you’re not comfortable, maybe it doesn’t lead to the best results,” left-hander Cionel Pérez said via team interpreter Brandon Quinones. “Like he said himself, it definitely felt like home, and this was a family. The results were there last year, and hopefully, he can come back and do that all over again.”

There’s been a lot of turnover in Baltimore’s bullpen over the past year. Pérez and right-handers Joey Krehbiel and Austin Voth are the only relievers on the 28-man active roster who were teammates with López last season.

Still, Pérez is confident López will fit back in seamlessly when he rejoins the Orioles in the near future.

“We really like our group back there, and López is a great guy,” Pérez said. “So we’re excited to have him back and excited to have him join that group.”