After making a rapid ascension in minor league baseball prospect rankings, the Baltimore Orioles' young farmhand continues to impress.
have many of their elite prospects making an impact at the Major League level or who are ready to contribute at some point this season.
They gave their No. 1 prospect Jackson Holliday a shot before it was clear that he wasn't ready to play in the MLB right now. They also called up their No. 4 prospect Heston Kjerstad to give him another opportunity in the bigs. And while many of the players at Triple-A are waiting for their opportunity to get called up, their 19-year-old top Double-A prospect, Samuel Basallo, continues to impress in the minors.
The 6-foot-3 catcher and first base prospect signed with Baltimore as an international free agent in 2020. He stayed in the Dominican Republic for his first professional season in 2021 before moving to their rookie ball complex in Florida the following year.
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