Orioles, Red Sox and Samuel Basallo
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BOSTON – Jordan Westburg is out of tonight’s Orioles lineup after injuring his right ankle last night in the first inning.An update is coming later.Samuel Basallo also is on the bench. Luis Vázquez is starting at third base.
Basallo, 21, is a former international signee out of the Dominican Republic and is a consensus top-15 prospect in the majors at this point. CBS Sports prospect expert R.J. Anderson ranked Basallo ninth overall in his midseason rankings this year, saying the following:
Samuel Basallo drove in the go-ahead run on a groundout in the 11th inning and the Baltimore Orioles held on to beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 on Tuesday night after blowing a two-run lead in the ninth.
El dominicano Samuel Basallo impulsó la carrera de la ventaja con un rodado en la undécima entrada y los Orioles de Baltimore resistieron apenas para superar el
Samuel Basallo is a catcher by trade, but he can also play first base and his bat is more than good enough to land him at designated hitter.
Nevertheless, McLean instantly proved he belonged with 5 2/3 innings of shutout ball and eight strikeouts against a solid Mariners lineup. He made their hitters look foolish over and over again mostly with his sweeper and curveball.
Basallo will play everyday but will be the No. 2 catcher behind Adley Rutschman while also seeing time at first base and DH.
Ahead of Sunday's game against the Houston Astros, Baltimore called up highly regarded prospect Samuel Basallo. In doing so, it posted a hype video and an emotional video with his father sharing the news: Basallo is the Orioles' No. 1 prospect and the No. 8 overall prospect in the league, per MLB.com's prospect rankings.
So, before we get to the top waiver-wire targets for every position ahead of Week 22, let's take a look at four big-name prospects to know who were promoted in recent days: For more names to know who might get the call in the coming weeks,
Jesus Sanchez robbed Gunnar Henderson of a grand slam and denied Samuel Basallo his first MLB homer in Astros’ 12-0 loss to Orioles.
Outfielder Dylan Beavers and catcher Samuel Basallo have been with the Orioles organization since 2022 and 2021 respectively. While the sample size is just a drop in the ocean, according to Card Ladder,