Ryan Mountcastle was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain. The injury occurred Friday night when Mountcastle stole home in the sixth inning of the Orioles’ 2-1 win over the White Sox.
Even with Friday’s 2-1 victory, the lack of complementary baseball made this a close-run affair and put pressure on Eflin to be perfect for much of his outing.
Becoming a major league manager like this, by taking over for Brandon Hyde, the guy who gave him his big league chance, was never his goal. But a lifetime around the game, his family and friends say, has prepared him for this role more than he may realize.
The manager of the very good 2010s teams says 'I don't have the answers' for the current-day Orioles' slumps. It might be that his legacy in Baltimore is best left in the past.