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The 20-year-old slugger played at first base on Friday to make room for Adley Rutschman, who is on an injury rehab assignment. The catcher started at his normal position and the pair hit back-to-back, with Rutschman second and Basallo third.

Former Socorro HS baseball player Daniel Lopez to play for University of Kansas, instead of signing with Baltimore Orioles, who drafted him.

Ezequiel Tovar hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the top of the eighth inning, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 on Friday night to improve to 5-2 since the All-Star break. It's a rare run of success for the Rockies,

Slater de Brun, the top-ranked high school outfielder in the 2025 MLB Draft class, secured quite the payday from the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday.

It seems that former Summit baseball star Slater de Brun will be headed to the pros. On Thursday, the Baltimore Orioles announced that they had signed de Brun, who they drafted in the supplemental first round of the 2025 MLB Draft with the 37th overall pick.

Steven Kwan came through with the go-ahead RBI single in the eighth, and the Guardians beat the Orioles to earn win No. 11 in their last 13 games.

The 2025 MLB season begins Thursday, with the Orioles taking on the host Toronto Blue Jays in a four-game set before returning to Baltimore for the home opener March 31 against the Boston Red Sox.