Baltimore Orioles, MLB and Samuel Basallo
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Take a look back at Samuel Basallo’s journey from a 16-year-old international prospect to making his MLB debut Sunday with the Orioles.
It was a debut to remember for Baltimore Orioles top prospect Samuel Basallo. With his family in attendance, Basallo notched his first Major League hit in the top of the eighth inning of the Orioles-Astros game in Houston.
It’s just crazy how fast time kind of flies by,” Mountcastle said. “It feels like just yesterday I was the young kid, like those guys, coming up and trying to navigate my way through the league.”
When Triple-A Norfolk manager Tim Federowicz invited Samuel Basallo to breakfast on Saturday morning, the Orioles’ top prospect didn’t think anything of it. The two cultivated a strong relationship this year,
The Baltimore Orioles have a game plan in place for getting Samuel Basallo into the lineup as much as possible.
Basallo, a 21-year-old from the Dominican Republic, tore through Triple-A pitching this season with the Tides, batting .270 with 23 home runs in 76 games.