{"id":46927,"date":"2025-04-05T22:05:31","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T22:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=46927"},"modified":"2025-04-05T22:05:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T22:05:31","slug":"breaking-news-orioles-cant-catch-a-break-as-top-prospect-leaves-friday-nights-game-with-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=46927","title":{"rendered":"Breaking News: Orioles can&#8217;t catch a break, as top prospect leaves Friday night&#8217;s game with injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"relative z-10\">\n<h1 class=\"my-2.5 text-black font-group-gigantic\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\" data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\">Orioles can&#8217;t catch a break, as top prospect leaves Friday night&#8217;s game with injury<\/h1>\n<div class=\"article-intro mb-4 text-darkGrey font-group-large md:font-group-normal lg:font-group-large\">When will the injuries stop?<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex items-center justify-between text-darkGrey font-group-bigger\"><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3744,h_2106\/c_fill,w_360,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01jr1n9yvad6jytpv03r.jpg 1x,  \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3744,h_2106\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01jr1n9yvad6jytpv03r.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3744,h_2106\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01jr1n9yvad6jytpv03r.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3744,h_2106\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01jr1n9yvad6jytpv03r.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3744,h_2106\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01jr1n9yvad6jytpv03r.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3744,h_2106\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01jr1n9yvad6jytpv03r.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3744,h_2106\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01jr1n9yvad6jytpv03r.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3744,h_2106\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01jr1n9yvad6jytpv03r.jpg 2x,\n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3744,h_2106\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01jr1n9yvad6jytpv03r.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Baltimore Orioles v Philadelphia Phillies\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3744,h_2106\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/11\/01jr1n9yvad6jytpv03r.jpg\" alt=\"Baltimore Orioles v Philadelphia Phillies\" width=\"3744\" height=\"2106\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Baltimore Orioles v Philadelphia Phillies\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">Baltimore Orioles v Philadelphia Phillies | Brandon Sloter\/GettyImagesMLB Extension Madness and How Legit Are These Early-Season Surprises?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap\">\n<div class=\"flex mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\"><main class=\"min-w-0 flex-1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>You&#8217;ll never believe it but the Orioles are once again dealing with the injury bug.<\/p>\n<p>In what seems like a never ending stream of bad injury news,\u00a0catcher Samuel Basallo left Friday night&#8217;s matchup\u00a0against the Charlotte Checkers with what&#8217;s been described as left hamstring discomfort.<\/p>\n<p>The severity of the issue is not immediately clear but regardless, it&#8217;s not a great sign. While his major league debut isn&#8217;t imminent, it&#8217;s possible that with a strong summer the Orioles could turn to Basallo later this year to give the roster a boost. If he has to miss significant time with a hamstring injury, that&#8217;ll likely take any theoretical debut off the table. The Orioles surely want to make sure he&#8217;s ready before sending him up to Baltimore.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Despite the hype coming into the year, Basallo had gotten off to a bit of a slow start in the early part of the Triple-A season. He&#8217;s hit .211\/.286\/.526 with a pair of homers and a couple singles, and he&#8217;s drawn two walks in his 21 plate appearances.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Orioles prospect Samuel Basallo dealing with a hamstring issue after leaving Friday night&#8217;s matchup early<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Basallo looked good during spring training, launching a couple moon shots down in Florida before being re-assigned to minor league camp and eventually back to Norfolk, where he finished the 2024 season. That said, he&#8217;s still had very few opportunities against more advanced pitchers and at 20 years old, he should have a good bit of development left.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Most talent evaluators acknowledge that, and he&#8217;s still quite young for the level. Even with the shortcomings,\u00a0Basallo was ranked by MLB Pipeline\u00a0as the 12th best prospect in the sport, and FanGraphs had him at number 5 overall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">That&#8217;s largely driven by his .289\/.355\/.465 slash line at Double-A Chesapeake last year, and the fact that he destroyed High-A Aberdeen during his time there in 2023.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">We&#8217;ve seen the Orioles use Basallo both behind the plate and at first base.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The latter was viewed as a potential means to get the young Dominican more opportunities at the plate. 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