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.

Prior to the Baltimore Orioles' August 19 game against the Boston Red Sox, news broke that star catcher Adley Rutschman was scratched from the starting lineup d

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:

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

On a 2-1 count, Basallo got a fastball up in the zone. He made solid contact and sent the ball into right-center field at 101.1 mph for his first major league hit. Congratulations, Samuel! Westburg and Henderson scored to give the Orioles a 12-0 lead, the final score.

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.

Samuel Basallo’s wait is over. The Orioles promoted the catcher, the club’s top prospect, to the big leagues on Sunday.