Before the last game of the season got under way, the greatest Oriole of the 21st century stood alone on the field, teammates applauding him from the dugout step and fans standing to recognize the chapter that appears all but certain to come to an end.
As the Orioles took the field a couple of hours later, with a 4-0 lead in the top of the ninth inning, Adam Jones took a spot out in center field one last time before being pulled from the game to the the same standing ovation, getting hugs from every teammate he came across on the way back into the dugout.