The Orioles had lots to like about this afternoon’s 6-5 walk-off win over the Tigers at Ed Smith Stadium, but an injury to young catcher Samuel Basallo put a slight damper on the day. Luckily for the Orioles,

Samuel Basallo and Emmett Sheehan headline the top 2026 fantasy baseball sleepers, offering late-round upside and breakout potential.

Reached Triple-A last year and should make majors debut this summer. Juaron Watts-Brown, RHP (24) Slider is his out pitch and compensates for low-90s fastball. Boston Red Sox Payton Tolle, LHP (23) Power lefty needs to develop secondary stuff to stick in the rotation.

Heston Kjerstad is in left field this afternoon and Samuel Basallo is catching and batting cleanup for the Orioles’ afternoon home game against the Tigers. Taylor Ward is the designated hitter. Pete Alonso is at first base in back-to-back games.

Four Baltimore Orioles prospects were recently awarded spots in FanGraphs' 2026 Top 100 Prospects list. With Opening Day on the horizon, here's how they stack u