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Associated Press
a day ago
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Orioles rookie Coby Mayo gets his first big league RBI and then clears benches vs. White Sox
BALTIMORE (AP) — Coby Mayo cleared the bases — and the benches — with his first big league RBI. With a runner on second and two outs in the fourth inning of Baltimore's 4-2 win over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday, the Orioles designated hitter singled to left field to drive in Ryan O'Hearn. Mayo, called up from the minors earlier in the day, rounded first after his first RBI in his 22nd major league game but got caught in a rundown. Second baseman Lenyn Sosa tossed to first baseman Miguel Vargas and Mayo collided with Sosa with both arms — to try to draw an interference call — and fell as he was heading to second. Vargas tagged Mayo out, but Sosa took exception to Mayo's shove. The two were talking when Mayo picked up his helmet from the ground and then pushed Sosa in the left shoulder as he was walking away. That sent players from both teams onto the field, where there was a little pushing and shoving before order was quickly restored without incident. 'Obviously, I was just trying to get to second base,' Mayo said after the game. 'I was trying to get into scoring position for Heston (Kjerstad) and (Chicago) cuts it off and I got into a rundown. I was being told in the minor leagues to try to stay in a rundown. 'I thought he was in the baseline and just tried to get some contact and didn't mean for it to escalate. I wasn't trying to do that. It just, it did.' Sosa said through an interpreter that he didn't like how Mayo handled things. 'I think he tried to make a dirty play and after that, I just went to him and tried to ask him, 'Why did you do that?'' Sosa told reporters. 'His reaction was to push me.' White Sox manager Will Venable downplayed the situation. 'I don't think it was that big a deal,' he said. 'Probably just Mayo trying to make a play and get an interference call and (I'm) sure Sosa just didn't appreciate getting run into intentionally. But yeah, not a big deal.' The 23-year-old Mayo, considered one of the Orioles' top prospects, entered with a career .094 batting average. He went 1 for 12 in four games earlier this season with Baltimore after going 4 for 41 in 17 games last season. Mayo, who went 1 for 3 on Saturday, is now batting .133 this season in the majors. ___ AP MLB:
Yahoo
a day ago
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Orioles rookie Coby Mayo sparks bench clearing with shove after first MLB RBI
Baltimore Orioles rookie Coby Mayo's first MLB RBI turned into an adventure of his own making on Saturday. In his 22nd career game, the top-100 prospect finally plated a run with an RBI single to score Ryan O'Hearn from second base in the fourth inning. However, the play went sour when Chicago White Sox third baseman Josh Rojas cut off a throw from left fielder Joshua Palacios and caught Mayo trying to sneak into second base. Advertisement The play turned into a rundown between first and second. Mayo was caught quickly, and responded by giving Lenyn Sosa a hard shove before first baseman Miguel Vargas tagged him out. Both Sosa and Vargas took exception to the shove, confronting Mayo as he laid on the ground. Mayo didn't appreciate the treatment, pushing Sosa as he walked away. Cue the benches clearing. Viewed charitably, the 23-year-old Mayo's shove could be seen as him attempting to draw an interference call on Sosa while running out of the baseline to avoid the tag. However, that tactic doesn't work so well when you instigate the contact with your outstretched arms, with a fielder who has run out of the basepath. Advertisement Mayo confirmed that's what he was doing after the game, via MASN's Roch Kubatko: 'Yeah, obviously, just trying to get to second base and trying to get into scoring position for Heston (Kjerstad)," Mayo said. "Cuts it off and got into a rundown. Obviously, just being told in the minor leagues to try to stay in a rundown, and I thought he was in the base line and trying to get some contact. Didn't mean for it to escalate. I wasn't trying to do that. It just did. 'The guys always have your back. I think everyone in here will fight for one another - not literally, but, you know, everyone has each other's back. I think that's just what happened. Looking out for teammates, and we'll do the same thing for them.' Orioles interim manager Tony Mansolino provided a little more detail behind the play, but ultimately agreed with the umps for not buying Mayo's attempt: "Now he's an infielder, right? So when we're in spring training talking about rundowns, one of the things that we constantly talk about with our infielders is not crossing the line because if there's contact with the infielder then it's a, I think they call it a Type 2 obstruction, and then you automatically get second base. "So, I think instinctually Coby kind of sought out the contact right there with the infielder, which, visually, it probably didn't look the best but I think most coaches will probably go, 'Not a bad baseball play.' Just didn't work (in) our favor. Umpire made a good call.' This... is not how you draw an interference call in the big leagues. Coby Mayo gave it a try. (Photo by) (Mitchell Layton via Getty Images) Ultimately, it was a rookie moment for a player whose career hasn't started off on the best foot. Mayo is one of the shinier prospects in the Orioles' youth movement — MLB Pipeline ranked him as the No. 14 prospect in baseball entering the season — but he entered Saturday hitting .094/.186/.094 in 59 plate appearances between 2024 and 2025. Mayo, whose power is graded as plus-plus by Pipeline, is still waiting for his first extra-base hit in the big leagues. He has every opportunity to become an everyday player in the Orioles' infield, as soon he starts hitting like he has in the minors. Unfortunately, even his first RBI showed he still has some learning to do.
Yahoo
2 days ago
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Orioles face the White Sox leading series 1-0
Chicago White Sox (18-39, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Baltimore Orioles (20-36, fifth in the AL East) Baltimore; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Davis Martin (2-5, 3.45 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 38 strikeouts); Orioles: Dean Kremer (4-5, 5.02 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 44 strikeouts) Advertisement BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Orioles -194, White Sox +161; over/under is 9 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles face the Chicago White Sox, leading the series 1-0. Baltimore is 20-36 overall and 10-17 in home games. The Orioles have hit 60 total home runs to rank seventh in the AL. Chicago is 18-39 overall and 6-24 in road games. The White Sox have a 12-2 record in games when they scored at least five runs. Saturday's game is the second meeting between these teams this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Ryan O'Hearn has nine home runs, 22 walks and 21 RBIs while hitting .335 for the Orioles. Jackson Holliday is 12 for 47 with three doubles, a triple and seven RBIs over the past 10 games. Advertisement Lenyn Sosa has 10 doubles and four home runs for the White Sox. Miguel Vargas is 10 for 41 with five doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 5-5, .268 batting average, 4.89 ERA, outscored by 10 runs White Sox: 4-6, .239 batting average, 3.51 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs INJURIES: Orioles: Cody Poteet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Cedric Mullins: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Ramon Laureano: 10-Day IL (ankle), Tyler O'Neill: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Grayson Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Colton Cowser: 60-Day IL (thumb), Jordan Westburg: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Gary Sanchez: 10-Day IL (wrist), Albert Suarez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler Wells: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Bradish: 60-Day IL (elbow) Advertisement White Sox: Miguel Castro: 15-Day IL (ankle), Tyler Gilbert: 15-Day IL (knee), Fraser Ellard: 15-Day IL (lat), Martin Perez: 60-Day IL (forearm), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jesse Scholtens: 60-Day IL (elbow) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Associated Press
2 days ago
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- Associated Press
Orioles face the White Sox leading series 1-0
Chicago White Sox (18-39, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Baltimore Orioles (20-36, fifth in the AL East) Baltimore; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Davis Martin (2-5, 3.45 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 38 strikeouts); Orioles: Dean Kremer (4-5, 5.02 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 44 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Orioles -194, White Sox +161; over/under is 9 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles face the Chicago White Sox, leading the series 1-0. Baltimore is 20-36 overall and 10-17 in home games. The Orioles have hit 60 total home runs to rank seventh in the AL. Chicago is 18-39 overall and 6-24 in road games. The White Sox have a 12-2 record in games when they scored at least five runs. Saturday's game is the second meeting between these teams this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Ryan O'Hearn has nine home runs, 22 walks and 21 RBIs while hitting .335 for the Orioles. Jackson Holliday is 12 for 47 with three doubles, a triple and seven RBIs over the past 10 games. Lenyn Sosa has 10 doubles and four home runs for the White Sox. Miguel Vargas is 10 for 41 with five doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 5-5, .268 batting average, 4.89 ERA, outscored by 10 runs White Sox: 4-6, .239 batting average, 3.51 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs INJURIES: Orioles: Cody Poteet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Cedric Mullins: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Ramon Laureano: 10-Day IL (ankle), Tyler O'Neill: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Grayson Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Colton Cowser: 60-Day IL (thumb), Jordan Westburg: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Gary Sanchez: 10-Day IL (wrist), Albert Suarez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler Wells: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Bradish: 60-Day IL (elbow) White Sox: Miguel Castro: 15-Day IL (ankle), Tyler Gilbert: 15-Day IL (knee), Fraser Ellard: 15-Day IL (lat), Martin Perez: 60-Day IL (forearm), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jesse Scholtens: 60-Day IL (elbow) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Associated Press
3 days ago
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Orioles open 3-game series with the White Sox
Chicago White Sox (18-38, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Baltimore Orioles (19-36, fifth in the AL East) Baltimore; Friday, 7:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Sean Burke (3-5, 4.33 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 39 strikeouts); Orioles: Zach Eflin (3-2, 5.40 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 18 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Orioles -227, White Sox +187; over/under is 9 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles host the Chicago White Sox on Friday to begin a three-game series. Baltimore is 19-36 overall and 9-17 in home games. The Orioles are 14-6 in games when they scored five or more runs. Chicago has a 6-23 record on the road and an 18-38 record overall. The White Sox have a 13-8 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents. The matchup Friday is the first meeting of the season between the two clubs. TOP PERFORMERS: Ryan O'Hearn has a .338 batting average to lead the Orioles, and has seven doubles and nine home runs. Jackson Holliday is 14 for 48 with a home run and eight RBIs over the last 10 games. Miguel Vargas leads the White Sox with eight home runs while slugging .444. Lenyn Sosa is 12 for 36 with three doubles, a home run and six RBIs over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 4-6, .262 batting average, 5.35 ERA, outscored by 12 runs White Sox: 4-6, .244 batting average, 3.72 ERA, outscored opponents by one run INJURIES: Orioles: Ramon Laureano: 10-Day IL (ankle), Tyler O'Neill: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Grayson Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Colton Cowser: 60-Day IL (thumb), Jordan Westburg: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Gary Sanchez: 10-Day IL (wrist), Cody Poteet: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Albert Suarez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler Wells: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Bradish: 60-Day IL (elbow) White Sox: Miguel Castro: day-to-day (ankle), Luis Robert: day-to-day (knee), Tyler Gilbert: 15-Day IL (knee), Fraser Ellard: 15-Day IL (lat), Martin Perez: 60-Day IL (forearm), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jesse Scholtens: 60-Day IL (elbow) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
