For fans who closely follow the Baltimore Orioles minor league system, former O’s outfielder Mike Yastrzemski developed a bit of a cult following. With a historic bloodline and well-known last name, “Yaz” grinded his way through the Orioles farm system for six seasons without ever playing in a regular season game at the big league level.
An impressive 2018 campaign in Triple-A and a complete tear down of the major league roster at last year’s trade deadline led many to believe that Yaz would finally get his shot in 2019. Instead, Dwight Smith Jr.