Orioles fans, you’re getting a double dose of O’s baseball tonight. And it’s not a doubleheader or a split-squad game with a break in between; these two games will be happening simultaneously. You can watch one on MASN while listening to the other on the radio, if you think you can handle such Orioles overstimulation.
The 6:05 game, airing on MASN, is the annual Spring Breakout that pits a team of Orioles prospects against those of another club, in this case the Red Sox. And it’s a pretty exciting
lineup if you’re an O’s prospect follower:
CF Enrique Bradfield Jr.
LF Nate George
1B Ike Irish
DH Wehiwa Aloy
RF Reed Trimble
2B Aron Estrada
C Creed Willems
3B Colin Yeaman
SS Griff O’Ferrall
RHP Trey Gibson
That’s a lineup that includes six of the Orioles’ top 10 MLB Pipeline prospects (George, Gibson, Irish, Aloy, Estrada, Bradfield). And 10 other prospects in the Orioles’ top 30 are also on the roster and could appear later in the game.
And don’t forget the Orioles’ top two prospects, Samuel Basallo and Dylan Beavers, who will be playing in the Birds’ Grapefruit League game tonight. That one starts at 6:35 and will be on WBAL Radio (and a Yankees TV broadcast on YES, if you have access). A few of the Orioles’ regulars have the night off, including Gunnar Henderson and Adley Rutschman, but guys like Pete Alonso, Taylor Ward, and Coby Mayo are in the lineup.
Zach Eflin makes the start after his Sunday outing ended after two innings due to rain. He’s facing more or less the primary Yankees starting lineup — including Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger, and Giancarlo Stanton — so this’ll be his toughest test of spring training. It remains to be seen whether the O’s will include Eflin on the Opening Day roster or put him on the injured list to continue building up.
Orioles lineup:
LF Taylor Ward
C Samuel Basallo
1B Pete Alonso
3B Coby Mayo
CF Dylan Beavers
RF Leody Taveras
DH Bryan Ramos
2B Luis Vázquez
SS José Barrero
RHP Zach Eflin
