Orioles center fielder Cedric Mullins returned to the starting lineup for Monday’s series opener against the Toronto Blue Jays after missing Sunday night’s game with a sore hip flexor, starting in center and batting leadoff.
Orioles manager Buck Showalter said Mullins tested his hip before the Orioles took batting practice Monday and he spent the day gaining valuable information from coaches in the minor league system who had Mullins for an extended time.
“You’re familiarizing yourselves with players,” Showalter said. “[Head athletic trainer] Brian [Ebel] and him were out there running and hitting and moving around, we think.