{"id":123326,"date":"2025-09-06T14:19:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T14:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/123326\/"},"modified":"2025-09-06T14:19:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T14:19:08","slug":"orioles-rookie-samuel-basallo-blasts-walk-off-home-run-dodgers-lose-4th-straight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/123326\/","title":{"rendered":"Orioles rookie Samuel Basallo blasts walk-off home run, Dodgers lose 4th straight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Samuel Basallo made his MLB debut on Aug. 17. Five days later, the 21-year-old catcher reportedly agreed to an <a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JeffPassan\/status\/1958881906327523565\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:eight-year, $67 million extension;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">eight-year, $67 million extension<\/a> with the Baltimore Orioles, who originally signed him as a 16-year-old out of the Dominican Republic in January 2021.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday night, two weeks after news of his extension surfaced, Basallo blasted the first walk-off home run of his career, a 433-foot no-doubter off a 98 mph four-seam fastball.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The tiebreaking swing arrived with two strikes and two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning. It mashed a heater from Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Tanner Scott.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been dreaming of that moment my whole life,&#8221; Basallo said, <a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/orioles\/news\/samuel-basallo-hits-walk-off-home-run-against-dodgers?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:via MLB.com;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">via MLB.com<\/a>. &#8220;And I hope there&#8217;s many more to come.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was great.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Basallo&#8217;s towering solo shot to right-center field immediately got the attention of Orioles fans throughout Camden Yards. They watched their team win its fourth straight against an NL West contender, this time in 2-1, walk-off fashion.<\/p>\n<p>The first three of those victories took place in San Diego. This one came against the visiting Dodgers, who have lost four games in a row and are only two games up on the similarly struggling Padres.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Basallo entered the 2025 season as a consensus top-15 prospect. The Orioles didn&#8217;t call him up until August. Before Friday night, he was slashing .200\/.273\/.340 with two more strikeouts (12) than hits (10).<\/p>\n<p>He had only one homer, and it was deposited on the road last week against the San Francisco Giants.<\/p>\n<p>This time, the 6-foot-4 Basallo launched from Baltimore, teasing his potential as a difference maker in the Orioles&#8217; lineup. He&#8217;s the latest backstop to earn a turn behind home plate. Baltimore has had a revolving door at catcher this season while <a data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/article\/what-samuel-basallos-extension-with-the-orioles-means-for-the-player-the-team-and-adley-rutschman-223949637.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:two-time All-Star Adley Rutschman has dealt with a series of injuries;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">two-time All-Star Adley Rutschman has dealt with a series of injuries<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s going to be a big-time hitter,&#8221; Orioles interim manager Tony Mansolino said, per MLB.com. &#8220;His general skills as a hitter are so advanced for such a young kid, so, in due time, we&#8217;ll see more of that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mansolino added, referencing Basallo&#8217;s Friday night dinger: &#8220;It&#8217;s a really big swing and really kind of like a jumping point in his career in some ways.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Samuel Basallo made his MLB debut on Aug. 17. 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