Stowers is not in the starting lineup for Game 1 of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Blue Jays, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.
Stowers will get a breather after he went 0-for-3 with a strikeout in the first game of the series Monday. Anthony Santander will slide into the designated hitter spot while Ryan McKenna enters the lineup in left field and bats eighth in Game 1.
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Orioles' Kyle Stowers: Not in lineup
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Stowers will sit Tuesday against Toronto, Andy Kostka of The Baltimore Sun reports.
Stowers has hit a passable .253/.309/.414 (107 wRC+) with three homers in 33 games in his first taste of big-league action this season. Anthony Santander will be the right fielder Tuesday.
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Orioles' Kyle Stowers: On bench Saturday
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Stowers isn't starting Saturday against the Yankees, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
Stowers went 2-for-7 with a solo home run, two runs, a walk and four strikeouts over the last two games, and he'll get a breather Saturday. Ryan McKenna is starting in left field and batting fifth.
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Orioles' Kyle Stowers: Slugs third career homer
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Stowers went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored Thursday against the Red Sox.
Stowers took Matt Strahm yeard in the seventh inning to tie the game and tally his third career homer. He's gone deep twice in his last nine starts, and he's also chipped in a .360 batting average with six RBI and six runs scored in that span. Stowers has been fairly impressive across the first 79 plate appearances of his career by maintaining a 99 wRC+.
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Orioles' Kyle Stowers: Sitting against lefty
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Stowers isn't in the lineup Wednesday against Boston, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
Stowers started the last three games but will get a breather with left-hander Rich Hill on the mound for the Red Sox on Wednesday. Anthony Santander is taking over in left field and batting third.
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Orioles' Kyle Stowers: Three-hit effort in win
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Stowers went 3-for-5 with a triple, two RBI and a run scored in Monday's 14-8 win over the Red Sox.
Stowers' RBI triple in the third inning was the first three-bagger of his major-league career. He also added an RBI single in the fifth. The rookie outfielder has hit .300 (12-for-40) in September, and he's posted a .268/.316/.408 slash line with two home runs, nine RBI, nine runs scored and a pair of doubles across 76 plate appearances in the majors this year.
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Orioles' Kyle Stowers: Drives in three runs
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Stowers went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's 8-1 victory over Detroit.
With the Orioles already up 3-0 and a runner on base in the sixth inning, Stowers took Matt Manning deep to center for his second long ball of the season and extended the lead to five. He also singled in a run in the eighth inning to give him three RBI on the night. The productive performance helps the rookie's case for increased playing time, but it remains unlikely he plays every day to close the season.
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Orioles' Kyle Stowers: On outs for everyday role
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Stowers is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Guardians.
Stowers is sitting for the third time in four games, and he looks like he'll be the odd man out for a regular spot in the Baltimore lineup with the Orioles bringing up top prospect Gunnar Henderson from Triple-A Norfolk on Wednesday to make his MLB debut. With Henderson projected to see most of his opportunities at third base, Ramon Urias could end up seeing more starts at designated hitter while Anthony Santander holds down an everyday role in the outfield alongside Austin Hays and Cedric Mullins.
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Orioles' Kyle Stowers: First MLB homer
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Stowers went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in Thursday's 4-3 extra-innings win over the White Sox.
The 24-year-old hit his first career major-league home run off Liam Hendriks to tie the game with two outs in the ninth inning. Since getting called up from Triple-A Norfolk on Aug. 19, Stowers has gone 3-for-17 (.176) over five games. In addition, he has struck out seven times during that span and has not yet recorded a walk in his brief big-league career.
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Orioles' Kyle Stowers: On bench Wednesday
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Stowers is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox, Nathan Ruiz of The Baltimore Sun reports.
With Adley Rutschman getting a day off behind the plate and serving as the designated hitter while Robinson Chirinos catches, the Orioles won't have room in the lineup for Stowers, who went 0-for-6 with five strikeouts while starting both of the past two games. Fellow rookie Terrin Vavra is also on the bench, and he and Stowers appear set to vie for one spot in Baltimore's regular lineup moving forward.
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Orioles' Kyle Stowers: Not starting Saturday
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Stowers will be on the bench Saturday against the Red Sox, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
Stowers was recalled Friday and went 2-for-5 with a run scored. He'll sit Saturday, with Anthony Santander starting in right field.
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Orioles' Kyle Stowers: Hitting fifth Friday
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Stowers is starting in right field and batting fifth Friday against the Red Sox.
He played in two games in mid-June when the big club went to Toronto, but Stowers should be up for good after getting the call Friday. The Orioles farm system is loaded, but the 24-year-old was the team's top outfielder at Triple-A, slashing .264/.357/.527 with 19 home runs, a 25.6 percent strikeout rate and an 11.1 percent walk rate in 95 games. He should play pretty regularly as the Orioles look to see how his hit tool translates at the highest level.
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Orioles' Kyle Stowers: Contract selected by Orioles
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Stowers' contract was selected from Triple-A Norfolk on Friday.
Stowers made his major-league debut for the Orioles in mid-June and went 1-for-7 with a double, an RBI and four strikeouts over two games. However, he's slashed .275/.359/.509 with seven homers, 44 RBI and 24 runs over 46 games in the minors since then and will provide outfield depth for Baltimore after Brett Phillips was designated for assignment Friday.
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Orioles' Kyle Stowers: Clear of injury
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Stowers (ribs) returned to the lineup for Triple-A Norfolk on Thursday.
Stowers went 0-for-3 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored in Thursday's contest. Given his quick return to action and the fact he played the full game in center field, the 24-year-old outfielder can be considered fully healthy after missing just one game.
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Orioles' Kyle Stowers: Day-to-day with rib issue
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Stowers is considered day-to-day after being hit by a pitch in his rib cage Tuesday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
Stowers was returned to Triple-A Norfolk on Friday but is now dealing with a rib issue. He underwent X-rays that didn't reveal a fracture, and the team is hopeful that he'll be back in action within the coming days.
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Orioles' Kyle Stowers: Returns to minors
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Stowers was returned to Triple-A Norfolk on Friday.
Stowers appeared in two games while serving as a replacement player during the Orioles' recent series in Toronto, and he went 1-for-7 with a double, an RBI and four strikeouts. He'll head back to Norfolk after Anthony Santander was reinstated from the restricted list Friday.
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Orioles' Kyle Stowers: Sits versus lefty
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Stowers is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays.
Stowers is expected to be a fixture in the lineup against right-handed pitching while Anthony Santander (personal) remains on the restricted list for Baltimore's series in Toronto, but the lefty-hitting rookie will take a seat Tuesday with southpaw Yusei Kikuchi on the hill for Toronto. Ryan McKenna will pick up a start in the outfield in place of Stowers, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI double in his MLB debut in Monday's 11-1 loss.
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Orioles' Kyle Stowers: Making MLB debut Monday
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The Orioles selected Stowers' contract from Triple-A Norfolk on Monday. He'll start in left field and bat eighth in the Orioles' series opener in Toronto.
Stowers was summoned from the taxi squad as a replacement for Anthony Santander, who landed on the restricted list and presumably isn't eligible to play in the four-game series in Toronto due to his vaccination status. Assuming Santander is ready to play when the Orioles return to Baltimore this weekend for a three-game set against the Rays, Stowers will likely be sent back to the minors since an everyday role won't be available for him at the big-league level. One of the Orioles' top upper-level prospects, the 24-year-old Stowers was slashing .253/.356/.545 with 12 home runs and three stolen bases over his 209 plate appearances at Norfolk this season.
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Orioles' Kyle Stowers: Could debut in Toronto
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Stowers, who is joining the Orioles on the taxi squad, will likely make his big-league debut in Toronto during the four-game series that runs Monday through Thursday, Zachary Silver of MLB.com reports.
Whether Stowers gets activated may depend on some roster shuffling, but Silver reports that it is "very likely" he will get playing time in Toronto. Stowers, 24, is one of Baltimore's top prospects and is hitting .253/.356/.545 with 12 home runs and three steals in 49 games at Triple-A.
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Orioles' Kyle Stowers: Healthy for spring
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Stowers (back) took part in the Orioles' January minicamp for minor-league hitters and is facing no apparent limitations during the organization's minor-league spring training, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
The 24-year-old outfielder looks like he'll be ready to go for the start of the season in April after back soreness resulted in him being sent home early from the Arizona Fall League earlier in the offseason. Stowers is expected to open the 2022 campaign at Triple-A Norfolk, where he hit .272 with three home runs and 11 RBI in 22 games last season following an early-September promotion from Double-A Bowie.
