Cedric Mullins' first taste of the majors was just as significant to the Orioles as an organization as it was to him, with his Aug. 10 debut signifying a passing of the torch in center field from longtime star Adam Jones and making Mullins the first homegrown prospect to debut since the now-famous rebuild began a month earlier.
What was an exciting start to his big league career, including six multi-hit games with three home runs in his first 18 games, ended slowly for Mullins, who had two hits in the final week of the season to send him home for the winter batting .