DETROIT — For the 15th time in his career, Tyler O’Neill is headed to the injured list. This time, however, it’s for a body part that hadn’t previously caused O’Neill to miss time.

The Orioles outfielder was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday with neck inflammation, manager Brandon Hyde said. Outfielder Dylan Carlson was promoted to replace O’Neill on the active roster. Over O’Neill’s eight-year major league career, he has faced injured list stints for his back, groin, hamstring and wrist, among other maladies.

Hyde said he expects O’Neill to be ready to return near the minimum required injured list stay. The designation was backdated to Thursday, meaning the earliest O’Neill could return is May 4.

“With T.O., we need to just get him right. We need to get him fully healthy,” Hyde said. “We gave him a couple days off. It was improving, and he tried to play on it and it’s continuing to bother him a little bit, so I think the right thing to do is just get him all the way back.”

O’Neill said the neck pain led to a lack of mobility, especially when turning his head left.

“It just got to the point where it was impacting the work and the production I was able to accomplish in the batter’s box,” O’Neill said. “It’s not good for me; it’s not good for the team. Talking to the medical staff, we thought that it was best to just knock it out right now, hopefully come back on the minimum.”

O’Neill, signed in large part to replace the production of Anthony Santander, has gotten off to a slow start in Baltimore. He signed a three-year, $49.5 million deal over the winter, although he has an opt-out in his contract after this season. O’Neill is batting .215 with a .669 on-base-plus-slugging percentage.

Since April 6, O’Neill is hitting .083. Hyde said O’Neill has dealt with the neck soreness over the past week.

“It hurts me looking left, and I’ve got to look left to the pitcher and look left to throw,” O’Neill said. “So it was definitely leaking into my baseball activity and performance there. It’s just really unfortunate, but hopefully a couple days and I’ll come back stronger.”

Carlson, meanwhile, has performed well at Triple-A Norfolk. Baltimore signed him as outfield depth, and the move seems prudent, considering injuries to Colton Cowser (broken thumb) and O’Neill have struck the outfield.

Carlson is hitting .286 with a .799 OPS for the Tides. He can play all three outfield positions. He appeared as a pinch hitter Saturday during Game 1 of the doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers.

“He’s done a nice job in Triple-A,” Hyde said. “A guy who’s been in the big leagues for a few years. He covers us in the outfield in three spots, and the switch hitting. So it just gives us a little more flexibility.”

The Orioles have dealt with multiple injuries this season, but they could receive reinforcement in the form of right-hander Kyle Gibson soon.

Gibson, who signed late in spring training and has built up his pitch count in the minors, threw a bullpen session Saturday that went well, Hyde said. Baltimore is planning out Gibson’s next steps, but Hyde said he is close to being ready.

Friday’s series opener was postponed in Detroit due to inclement weather, which set up the split doubleheader Saturday. The Orioles lost both of those games.

This article has been updated.