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Orioles first baseman Ryan Mountcastle hit on the right hand by a pitch
Ryan Mountcastle left after being hit on the right hand by a pitch; X-rays showed no fractures, Orioles said following the Grapefruit League game.
- Baltimore Orioles first baseman Ryan Mountcastle was hit on the right hand by a pitch and immediately left Wednesday's Grapefruit League game in Sarasota, Fla., against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- Coby Mayo's spring performance — 13-for-26 — adds roster pressure alongside Pete Alonso's five-year, $155 million deal, impacting Mountcastle's spot.
- Team tests showed X-rays on Mountcastle's right hand returned negative, and Craig Albernaz, Orioles manager, said 'He got hit with a baseball, so it feels like he got hit with a baseball', adding Mountcastle wanted to stay but his hand was sore.
- Mountcastle's roster future is uncertain amid offseason changes; if retained by Opening Day, he is expected as a depth first baseman and designated hitter amid Baltimore Orioles' infield depth injuries to Jackson Holliday and Jordan Westburg.
- Across his six-year career, Mountcastle played 89 games last season after a Grade 2 right hamstring strain, batting.250/.286/.367.
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Orioles first baseman Ryan Mountcastle hit on the right hand by a pitch
Baltimore Orioles first baseman Ryan Mountcastle left Wednesday’s Grapefruit League game against the Pittsburgh Pirates after being hit on the right hand by a pitch.
X-rays negative after Mountcastle hit by pitch on right hand
SARASOTA, Fla. -- The Orioles appear to have avoided another significant injury situation. Ryan Mountcastle was hit in the right hand by a pitch during the eighth inning of the O’s 7-2 Grapefruit League win over the Pirates on Wednesday afternoon at Ed Smith Stadium, prompting an early exit from
Orioles Notes: Mountcastle, Mayo
Orioles first baseman/designated hitter Ryan Mountcastle was lifted from the eighth inning of today’s Grapefruit League contest after being plunked on the right hand, but the team has already announced that initial x-rays came back negative. Mountcastle will presumably be considered day-to-day for the time being. A fracture or any sort of notable injury would only have piled on to what’s been an injury-marred camp for the Orioles this spring in …
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