Matt Wieters said he's long since overcome the mental hurdle of thinking about his surgically repaired right elbow before he rifles a throw. And while his arm strength isn't yet where he wants it to be, he's comfortable with the pace of what's been a methodical recovery from Tommy John surgery.
Yet whatever that pace, there are those moments that make you think the old Matt Wieters is back. And one of those slices in time was perhaps the pivotal play in the Orioles' 1-0, 10-inning win over the New York Yankees on Thursday night.