Baltimore Orioles manager Tony Mansolino explained his decision to not start top prospect Samuel Basallo on Tuesday.

Samuel Basallo is a catcher by trade, but he can also play first base and his bat is more than good enough to land him at designated hitter.

BOSTON – Jordan Westburg is out of tonight’s Orioles lineup after injuring his right ankle last night in the first inning.An update is coming later.Samuel Basallo also is on the bench. Luis Vázquez is starting at third base.

El dominicano Samuel Basallo impulsó la carrera de la ventaja con un rodado en la undécima entrada y los Orioles de Baltimore resistieron apenas para superar el

Trevor Rogers took a shutout into the seventh inning, helping the Baltimore Orioles secure a 6-3 win over the Boston Red Sox

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:

The Baltimore Orioles are fun to watch again, now that Samuel Basallo and Dylan Beavers are here. Host Connor Newcomb recaps the Orioles 6-3 victory vs the Red Sox

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

Samuel Basallo drove in the go-ahead run on a groundout in the 11th inning and the Baltimore Orioles held on to beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 after blowing a two-run lead in the ninth

Samuel Basallo has packed a lot of big moments into just a few short days. On Saturday morning, MLB Pipeline’s No. 8 overall prospect found out over breakfast he was getting called up to the big leagues.