Right-hander Andrew Kittredge's $9 million option was exercised Thursday by the Baltimore Orioles, who declined Jorge Mateo's $5.5 million option and allowed the infielder/outfielder to become a free agent. Baltimore also agreed to a $2.1 million, one-year deal with free agent outfielder Leody Taveras. Kittredge, a 35-year-old right-hander, was reacquired from the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday for cash.