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Top MLB prospect Samuel Basallo launches ball over scoreboard in Spring Training
The Samuel Basallo hype train made a stop at Ed Smith Stadium on Thursday, with the 20-year-old launching a ball almost 500 feet.3 DAYS AGO
Earns spring training invite The Orioles have extended Basallo an invitation to major-league camp during spring training.
Impact Fellow top prospects Enrique Bradfield and Dylan Beavers will also be in camp with the big club. Basallo might be more of a first baseman and/or designated hitter in the long run, and the catcher position is currently blocked by Adley Rutschman, anyway. However, the bat could be special and it's possible he'll push to debut at some point during the 2025 season.
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Moving to Triple-A The Orioles promoted Basallo from Double-A Bowie to Triple-A Norfolk on Sunday, Jacob Calvin Meyer of The Baltimore Sun reports.
Impact The 20-year-old is one of the top prospects in baseball and will now make his way to the highest level of the minors. Basallo appeared in 104 games for Bowie this season and posted a .285/.353/.455 slash line with 15 homers and nine steals. Adley Rutschman is locked in as Baltimore's backstop, but Basallo should still have a chance to make his major-league debut in 2025, assuming he's able to handle Triple-A pitching.
AUGUST 25, 2024 • ROTOWIRE
Returns to lineup Thursday Basallo (forearm) went 1-for-4 with an RBI in Double-A Bowie's game versus Altoona on Thursday.
Impact Basallo was injured Wednesday when he was hit by a pitch, but it's encouraging he was back in the lineup just a day later, given his already notable list of minor injuries this year. He played at designated hitter Thursday, but he should be back behind the dish in short order.
AUGUST 16, 2024 • ROTOWIRE
Departs after HBP Basallo was removed from Double-A Bowie's game Wednesday after being hit by a pitch in the left forearm, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports.
Impact The specifics of the situation are unclear, but Basallo could be headed for X-rays to determine the extent of the injury. He should be considered day-to-day until more information is available.
AUGUST 14, 2024 • ROTOWIRE
Returns to action Basallo (lower body) has gone 2-for-9 with a home run, a double, three RBI and three walks over three games since returning from injury.
Impact Basallo has had trouble avoiding minor injuries this year, but the good news is that his most recent one, a lower-body contusion, only cost him a few days. The 19-year-old continues to impress at Double-A Bowie with a .277/.339/.465 slash line, 12 homers, 35 RBI and 38 runs scored across 69 contests.
JULY 4, 2024 • ROTOWIRE
Tending to thumb injury Basallo was removed Tuesday in Double-A Bowie's 9-4 loss to Richmond with a right thumb injury and is out of the lineup Wednesday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
Impact Basallo went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run before he was lifted in the top of the eighth inning after he was hit on the thumb while blocking a ball behind the plate earlier in the game. The young catcher has now exited early in both of his last two starts, as he was pulled from Sunday's contest after experiencing dizziness. Unless Basallo is diagnosed with a sprain or any structural damage to his thumb, he should avoid the 7-day injured list and return to Bowie's lineup within the next few days.
MAY 22, 2024 • ROTOWIRE
