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:

Ahead of Sunday's game against the Houston Astros, Baltimore called up highly regarded prospect Samuel Basallo. In doing so, it posted a hype video and an emotional video with his father sharing the news: Basallo is the Orioles' No. 1 prospect and the No. 8 overall prospect in the league, per MLB.com's prospect rankings.

Trevor Rogers took a shutout into the seventh inning, and Gunnar Henderson had a solo homer and an RBI triple on Monday night to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 6-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox. Top Orioles prospect Samuel Basallo,

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Jesus Sanchez robbed Gunnar Henderson of a grand slam and denied Samuel Basallo his first MLB homer in Astros’ 12-0 loss to Orioles.

As soon as the ball left the bat and rocketed toward deep right field, Samuel Basallo thought he had done it. The 21-year-old phenom appeared to have blasted a three-run home run in the seventh inning on Sunday during his MLB debut for the Orioles.

Baltimore Orioles fans have been waiting a while for this day, as the team’s top prospect, catcher/first baseman Samuel Basallo, was called up to the major leag