“I just felt like I needed a change of scenery, whether that meant going overseas, or I was hoping something like this would happen,” O’Hearn said. “And it turned out Baltimore was the perfect fit.”
The Orioles and Mateo had hoped to avoid surgery after the 29-year-old dislocated his elbow last month when he and shortstop Gunnar Henderson collided behind second base.
The Orioles scored three runs or fewer for the seventh time in their last 10 games. But the Orioles faced off against another postseason-bound club in the Los Angeles Dodgers and eked out a win to open the three-game series.
Baltimore Orioles starter Cade Povich tries out a more confident alter ego, stepping into the new “Slim” personality and becoming more assertive on the mound.
Every point of evidence suggests the Orioles are not going to change how they approach and try to win each game. The processes they’re sticking to now were honed long before the team had such high expectations, and are what in many ways helped them earn those expectations.