BALTIMORE -- Nobody does pregame banter quite like Buck Showalter, but after commenting on the new Topgolf facility near Camden Yards - and shying away from questions about how emotional his return to Baltimore is - the New York Mets' manager turned the conversation to this year's Orioles.
"The news is Baltimore, how well they're playing, the Orioles," Showalter said. "That's great for the city and the organization."
Sure enough, Baltimore beat the Mets 10-3 on Friday night. Showalter was managing at Camden Yards for the first time since 2010-2018, when he won 669 games with the Orioles, second in team history to Hall of Famer Earl Weaver.