Tuesday, June 16

Welcome to another edition of the Orioles Beat newsletter. The O’s are now on the West Coast for a nine-game road trip vs. the Mariners, Dodgers and Angels. They open a three-game set in Seattle tonight.

BALTIMORE -- As the Minor League season progresses, the likelihood of players getting promoted increases. We’re now at the point in the year in which some of these youngsters have shown they’re ready for a more difficult challenge at a higher level.

With that in mind, here’s a look at one Orioles Minor Leaguer from each affiliate who could be on the cusp of a promotion.

Triple-A Norfolk: LHP Andrew Magno
A 28-year-old left-hander who has yet to reach the big leagues, Magno is putting up the types of numbers that could make him a candidate to join Baltimore’s bullpen sometime this summer. The southpaw has a 0.64 ERA in 28 innings over 24 appearances for Norfolk.

Magno was a non-roster invitee to the O’s big league camp during Spring Training after he signed a Minor League deal last Dec. 2. He’s now proving he could potentially be a valuable asset in the Majors down the line.

Double-A Chesapeake: INF Aron Estrada (Orioles’ No. 7 prospect per MLB Pipeline)

This past offseason, vice president of international scouting and operations Koby Perez was asked who he thought could be the next international prospect in Baltimore’s system to reach the big leagues, and he named the 21-year-old Estrada. That’s how much of a positive impression the Venezuelan infielder has made on the Orioles in recent years.

Estrada is having a solid season at Chesapeake, where he’s hitting .272 with 10 doubles, one triple, 10 home runs, 30 RBIs and a .778 OPS in 56 games. His bat has especially come on of late, as he is 20-for-65 (.308) with five doubles and five homers in 16 games since May 27.

High-A Frederick: RHP JT Quinn (O’s No. 19)

Two pitchers from the O’s 2025 Draft class have already earned promotions this season -- left-handers Joseph Dzierwa (High-A to Double-A) and Caden Hunter (Single-A to High-A). It should be Quinn’s turn soon.

Quinn continues to pitch well for Frederick, posting a 3.27 ERA with 59 strikeouts in 52 1/3 innings over the first 12 starts of his pro career. The 22-year-old went a season-high six innings in his most recent outing at Brooklyn on Saturday, allowing only one run on two hits (including a solo homer) and two walks.

Single-A Delmarva: INF/OF DJ Layton

Layton doesn’t currently appear on the Orioles’ Top 30 Prospects list, but he’s making a case to become ranked. The 19-year-old has shown a ton of offensive potential this year while playing for the Shorebirds, posting a .265/.399/.416 slash line with 10 doubles, three triples, four homers and 23 RBIs in 54 games.

Baltimore’s sixth-round pick in the 2024 Draft, Layton has also moved all over the field on defense, making appearances at shortstop (26 games), center field (11), second base (11) and third (one). So he’s capable of playing anywhere up the middle of the diamond.

Florida Complex League: SS Wilfri De La Cruz (O’s No. 20)

Acquired from the Cubs in the Andrew Kittredge deal at last year’s Trade Deadline, De La Cruz is only 18 and is playing stateside for the first time. But he could still get bumped up to Delmarva sometime this summer, especially if he continues to fare well in the FCL.

Through 27 games, De La Cruz is hitting .236 with three doubles, one triple, two homers, 11 RBIs and an .804 OPS.

Once the Orioles return home from the West Coast, they’ll host the Nationals for a three-game series from June 26-28 at Camden Yards.

The weekend will be filled with exciting giveaways:

Friday, June 26: Pride Night jersey (15,000 fans)

Saturday, June 27: Gunnar Henderson bobblecard (15,000 fans)

Sunday, June 28: Beach towel (15,000 fans)

Tickets for the games can be purchased at Orioles.com/Tickets.

The first update for Phase 1 of 2026 All-Star Game voting was released Monday, with no Orioles players currently in a position that would advance them to Phase 2. (The top two vote-getters at each spot move on as finalists, as well as the top six outfielders.)

Adley Rutschman was close, though. He ranked third among American League catchers with 261,607 votes, which put him behind only the Athletics’ Shea Langeliers (715,625) and the Blue Jays’ Alejandro Kirk (298,401).

Pete Alonso was fifth among AL first basemen with 202,781. The other O’s to appear in the update were second baseman Jeremiah Jackson (ninth), Henderson (sixth among shortstops), designated hitter Samuel Basallo (sixth) and Taylor Ward (17th).

Fans can continue to vote up to five times a day here until Phase 1 ends on June 25 at noon ET.

• Last week, Tyler O’Neill began to produce better results, potentially showing that he could be turning a corner in what has been a difficult season. More >>

• Henderson hit his 100th career home run last Friday, becoming the fourth-youngest Oriole to reach the milestone. More >>

• Jackson Holliday and his wife, Chloe, are donating $500 per O’s home run the rest of the season to a local hospital’s pet therapy program. More >>

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