 On July 10, 1985, Huffman was called up to the majors to fill the roster spot vacated by injured reliever Nate Snell.At the time, Huffman was 6-7 with Rochester.Huffman only appeared in two games—one on July 13, 1985 against the Chicago White Sox (in which he gave up four earned runs in one-third of an inning pitched)—in his first stint with Baltimore that year before being sent back to the minors.