[Baltimore Sun] Orioles option Coby Mayo to Triple-A, select Daniel Johnson’s contract
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The Orioles optioned prospect Coby Mayo to Triple-A Norfolk on Saturday and selected the contract of outfielder Daniel Johnson, the club announced.
Mayo, 22, is the team’s No. 1 prospect by both Baseball America and MLB Pipeline rankings. The 2020 fourth-round pick went 3-for-24 (.125) at the plate in September, his second stint in the majors this season. He collected four hits and four walks in 17 games overall, but his Triple-A production (22 home runs, .943 OPS) offers plenty of hope for his long-term potential. The Orioles named Mayo their 2024 Minor League Player of the Year on Friday.
By being optioned before the end of the regular season, Mayo retains eligibility to be added to the Orioles’ playoff roster at any point throughout the postseason. Players on the active roster who do not make the team’s initial 26-man postseason roster are ineligible for the first two rounds.
Replacing him on the Orioles’ active roster is Johnson, a 29-year-old journeyman outfielder who has spent nearly the entire 2024 season in Norfolk. Johnson, a 2016 fifth-round draft pick of the Washington Nationals, has hit .259 with 21 home runs and a .768 OPS in 118 games with the Tides. He last appeared in the majors with Cleveland in 2021.
The addition of Johnson comes one day after center fielder Cedric Mullins missed Friday night’s 7-1 win over the Detroit Tigers with neck discomfort. Manager Brandon Hyde said after the game that Mullins, who suffered the injury on a collision with teammate Austin Slater in the outfield Thursday, was unavailable off the bench after he experienced soreness Friday morning.
This article will be updated.
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