Baltimore signed George for $455,000, the seventh-highest bonus in its 2024 draft class. So far, as the 19-year-old George rips his way through the Florida Complex League and Low-A Delmarva, he’s proving himself as a sound investment.
Bradish has spent a year undergoing long, monotonous days of rehabilitation, of soreness and isolation, as he progressed from learning to do basic life tasks with his new elbow to throwing a baseball.
Unless a player is named an injury replacement, O’Hearn, elected a starter in fan voting at designhated hitter, will be the Orioles’ only representative.
Tyler O’Neill, the Baltimore Orioles key offensive signing last winter, was activated off the injured list and is set to play just his 25th game of the season.
“That was one of the messages whenever he took over: run out of control, be super aggressive, and we’ll reel you back in, if need be,” second baseman Jackson Holliday said.
This contest unraveled to the point that infielder Luis Vázquez took the mound in the eighth inning for his third pitching appearance in less than two weeks.
The July 31 trade deadline is the point of no return when it comes to the 2025 season: either sell and wave the white flag, or stand pat and strive to pull off the unlikely.