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O's formally open Minor League camp, have two key players full-go (March 8)
Tuesday was the first official full-squad workout day for Orioles Minor Leaguers in Sarasota, Fla., and with it, on top of hijinks and overall good vibes that come with being back in action, came some positive news on players injured in 2021.
Shortstop Joey Ortiz, the club's No. 20 prospect and part of a strong crop of middle infielders, reported that he is fully healthy from his surgery in early July to repair a labrum tear in his left shoulder. Ortiz felt a pull in his shoulder when he chased a slider in a game with Double-A Bowie and thought it was a sprain. But lingering discomfort prompted the club to look further, and an MRI revealed the tear. The injury caused him to miss the remainder of the 2021 season, but Ortiz was active at the O's instructional camp in October.
"As far as feeling 100 percent, I'm full-go right now," Ortiz said. "I feel great."
Elsewhere on the farm, third baseman Coby Mayo (No. 17 prospect) also said he remains unhampered by a knee ailment that forced him to miss almost all of the first three months of the 2021 season. All told, the touted 20-year-old said he is feeling rejuvenated and stronger at the outset of this camp, with 10-15 pounds added on since his drafting in 2020 as he looks to solidify himself as the O's third baseman of the future.
"Obviously, no one likes to get injured, but like I said, everything happens for a reason," Mayo said. "I took advantage of it and went full force with that and really targeted getting better in all aspects."
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