Jersey of the Game-Mark Belanger

Mark Belanger was an eight-time Gold Glove winner at shortstop. Belanger played 17 years with the Orioles and made the All-Star team in 1976. Though he had a career average of .228, his defense helped him amass a 41.0 career WAR (Wins Above Replacement). He finished his career in 1982 with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Mark Shifflett

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Forest Hill, Maryland

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Rich Dubroff

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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