Darell Hernaiz was 19 to start the 2021 baseball season. Coby Mayo hasn’t made it to 20 yet.
And still, both players are proving that the world of professional baseball isn’t too much for them, as both are coming off solid starts to their careers as Baltimore Orioles prospects.
Mayo, a third baseman, and Hernaiz, primarily a shortstop, impressed while playing for the team’s low Single-A team in Delmarva. Mayo, the team’s No. 17 prospect, was promoted from the Florida Complex League to the Shorebirds in mid-August and ended up playing 27 games. He batted .