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SARASOTA, Fla. -- Coby Mayo possesses two tools that rank as the best in Baltimore’s farm system: his 65-grade power and his 70-grade arm. But it’s two other tools in the 22-year-old’s skill set that have had everybody at the Orioles’ big league camp raving for the past month. First,
Eight months after he got his Hodgkins lymphoma cancer diagnosis, Coy Spooner, First Class Cadet, had left cancer flat on its back and returned to the wrestling mat to begin winning matches again.
The Orioles announced their 2024 minor league coaching staffs, led by managers Buck Britton (Norfolk), Roberto Mercado (Bowie), Felipe Rojas Alou Jr. (Aberdeen), Collin Woody (Delmarva), Christian Frias (FCL Orioles) and Chris Madera and Elbis Morel (DSL Orioles).
Aberdeen manager Roberto Mercado and Arkansas hitting coach Nate Thompson chatted with PressBox about Orioles prospect Heston Kjerstad.
When the Orioles signed him out of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on Jan. 15, 2021, he received $1.3 million, at the time the largest bonus the O’ s had invested in an international prospect. Basallo was called up to Aberdeen from Low-A Delmarva on Aug. 1 and he may already be one of his team’ s most versatile threats. On Wednesday, according to manager Roberto Mercado,...