With Adley Rutschman and Maverick Handley hitting the injured list within the last week and the Orioles opting for journeymen deputies rather than Basallo, the 20-year-old backstop’s development has come into focus of late.
The designated hitter and second baseman advanced to Phase 2 of American League All-Star voting, MLB announced Thursday night. The winners of Phase 2 will start in the game July 15 in Atlanta.
For many of these low-level Orioles minor league players, Guevara, who died in a watercraft crash, had been a near-constant companion through their time in the organization.
Tuesday marks a month since the day we can truly say the Orioles started to turn things around, perhaps for good — but not before sneaking in one more loss.
The Orioles’ top prospect beckons after the big league club experiences a sudden rash of injuries at catcher. But the 20-year-old deserves to come up when he’s ready, not just when the team has a positional need.
At Camden Yards, the home and away bullpens are stacked together in straightaway center field. The relievers from either team use the same staircase to join the fracas.
Guevara’s death stunned his hometown in Venezuela as friends and family reckoned with the loss of the light-hearted, hardworking ballplayer, according to four players who knew him.
The club’s new chief marketing officer met with members of the team this season and asked what entertainment factors they’d like to see added during the game.