Ladies and gentlemen, the 2023 Norfolk Tides are the champions of Triple-A.
The Orioles’ top affiliate, already crowned the International League champions last week, won a single-game showdown in Las Vegas against the Pacific Coast League champion Dodgers, 7-6, to reign supreme in all of Triple-A. Because, you know, it hadn’t been a good enough year already for the Orioles.
Justin Armbruester, the Birds’ #24 prospect per MLB Pipeline, made the start for the Tides and gutted through five solid innings, holding the Dodgers to one run despite six baserunners. The Tides, after stranding two runners apiece in the first and second, stole a run in the top of the third.