MLB world reacts to huge Baltimore Orioles news

The Baltimore Orioles showed some massive improvement last season, finishing with their first winning season since 2016. As they look to improve on that, they have decided to call up their top pitching prospect on Tuesday.

Grayson Rodriguez, the 23-year-old starting pitcher, was expected by many to be named to the Orioles’ Opening Day roster. He was a surprising omission, but it didn’t take long for the organization to call him to the big league club.

Andy Kostka of The Baltimore Banner first reported that Rodriguez is being called up to the Major League team. He will join the Orioles for their game on Wednesday against the Texas Rangers.

He is expected to make his debut in a truly fascinating matchup on Wednesday against the Texas Rangers and star pitcher Jacob DeGrom.

Rodriguez has been on the radar of many MLB fans for years now. He is ranked by MLB.com as the seventh-best prospect in baseball, only behind No. 1 ranked infield prospect Gunnar Henderson in the Orioles organization.

Many took notice of this move by Baltimore and are certainly very excited to see his debut on Wednesday.

an emergency call up is still a call up. unfortunate we had to get here with bradish getting hurt but glad we're here https://t.co/rTu9mT5nwB

— jonbernhardt.bsky.social (@jonbernhardt) April 5, 2023

Congratulations to Grayson Rodriguez on learning everything he needed to before being called up in one (1) Triple-A start. https://t.co/X3wofMj2rs

— Kate Feldman (@kateefeldman) April 5, 2023

This Baltimore Orioles team is undoubtedly the most talented in recent memory, with several bright young players like Adley Rutschman, Gunnar Henderson, and Cedric Mullins leading the charge offensively.

Rodriguez profiles to be a future top pitcher for the Orioles and could become the missing piece for the team to become a contender.

[Andy Kostka on Twitter]