Orioles rookie catcher Austin Wynns' big league debut Tuesday came under circumstances far beyond his control. It was actually supposed to come Sunday, but a washout and a day off delayed what is, at least symbolically, a significant moment in the 2018 Orioles season.
In between when his debut was supposed to happen and when it did, the team's top decision maker, executive vice president Dan Duquette, declared that it was time to look toward the future as the big league club stumbled to the worst record in the game.
That the Orioles begin this six-game road trip in the first full week of June with a pair of rookie catchers in Wynns and Chance Sisco can be interpreted as the first step toward whatever that future may be.