The Baltimore Orioles promoted outfield prospect Dylan Beavers from Triple-A Norfolk on Saturday, slotting him into the starting lineup for his MLB debut where he'll bat sixth and play right field in Houston against the Astros.

His trip to the injured list with the left oblique strain was his first time on the IL in his four-year career.

The Baltimore Orioles were buyers at last year's trade deadline and made a deal that could have once been considered lopsided in favor of the Miami Marlins. Bal

The Orioles have improved their play recently, winning five out of their last six games, and they have a couple of younger players to thank for providing a spark to the club.

The Boston Red Sox have lost back-to-back games and are now third in the AL wild card standings heading into Game 2 against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday nig

Basallo, 21, is a former international signee out of the Dominican Republic and is a consensus top-15 prospect in the majors at this point. CBS Sports prospect expert R.J. Anderson ranked Basallo ninth overall in his midseason rankings this year, saying the following:

Baltimore Orioles prospect Samuel Basallo was teary-eyed after his dad broke him the news that he's been promoted to the majors.

Samuel Basallo appeared to smack his first career hit — a home run to right field — but the Astros’ Jesús Sánchez robbed it.

The Baltimore Orioles shut out the Houston Astros 7-0 on Friday night at Daikin Park in Houston. Baltimore, in last place in the American League East, has now won three of four games. The Astros fell to 68-54,

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The Orioles’ promotions of Samuel Basallo and Dylan Beavers signaled the end of the club’s stream of rebuild era prospects.