On a day that began with a focus on the farm system, Ryan Mountcastle provided a reminder that part of the Orioles’ future has already reached the majors.
Hours after the Orioles acquired two prospects and three players to be named later by trading away starting pitcher Tommy Milone and reliever Mychal Givens, Mountcastle slugged his first two major league home runs in a 6-5 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, with Teoscar Hernández’s walk-off, two-run single off Cole Sulser in the ninth spoiling Mountcastle’s big day.
The Orioles (14-19) have lost all six of their matchups with the Blue Jays this season and have lost 11 of their past 13 games overall.