Samuel Basallo’s wait is over. The Orioles promoted the catcher, the club’s top prospect, to the big leagues on Sunday.

Prior to the Baltimore Orioles' August 19 game against the Boston Red Sox, news broke that star catcher Adley Rutschman was scratched from the starting lineup d

Basallo will play everyday but will be the No. 2 catcher behind Adley Rutschman while also seeing time at first base and DH.

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This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/orioles as Baltimore Orioles' top prospect ranked top five in MLB. Within the last week, the Baltimore Orioles have seen two top prospects make their big league debuts.

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