It may have been practice, but the Baltimore Orioles returned to the field on Saturday afternoon, defeating the Minnesota Twins by a score of 7-2.
The 2019 season isn’t going to be about the wins and losses, but seeing which young players on the roster step up and show they belong on this roster as Mike Elias and his staff create a winning ballclub. It was just one game, the first game, in a long month of spring training games, but the young kids showed up ready to play baseball.
Manager Brandon Hyde said before today’s contest to not read anything into the batting order, but leadoff man Cedric Mullins did exactly what a leadoff hitter needs to do.