There’s pressure with this opportunity, too. Britton is used to throwing to Henderson when the stadium is quiet. Now, they’ll be center stage at Globe Life Field.
There was never any question about Mountcastle’s bat. An ongoing question, however, was where Mountcastle would play when he left his bat on the rack and picked up a glove.
Henderson, who wore a mic in the third inning of Baltimore’s game against the Texas Rangers, will follow catcher Adley Rutschman, who was one of the stars of the Home Run Derby last year.
A week ago, Kjerstad was playing for Triple-A Norfolk, hoping for an opportunity. Now he’s in the majors, where he’s making the most of his opportunity.
Behind a dominant start from Corbin Burnes and with a lineup that crushed Rangers right-hander Jon Gray, the Orioles got one over a team that will still have the last laugh for quite some time.