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Orioles promote Rutschman from Bowie to Norfolk

Adley Rutschman, who is now considered the top prospect in minor league baseball, is getting promoted from Double-A Bowie to Triple-A Norfolk.

Rutschman’s promotion was first reported by MASNsports.com and confirmed by industry sources.

The 23-year-old catcher, who was the overall top pick in the 2019 draft by the Orioles, was recently named baseball’s top prospect by MLBPipeline.

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Rutschman is batting .271 with 18 home runs and 55 RBIs in 80 games with Bowie.

The Baysox were no-hit by Somerset, 7-0, on Sunday. Rutschman struck out twice in three at-bats.

Rutschman’s first scheduled game with Norfolk is on Tuesday at Harbor Park against Memphis.

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Rich Dubroff grew up in Brooklyn as a fan of New York teams, but after he moved to Baltimore, quickly adopted the Orioles and Colts. After nearly two decades as a freelancer assisting on Orioles coverage for several outlets, principally The Capital in Annapolis and The Carroll County Times, Dubroff began covering the team fulltime in 2011. He spent five years at Comcast SportsNet’s website and for the last two seasons, wrote for PressBoxonline.com, Dubroff lives in Baltimore with his wife of more than 30 years, Susan.

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