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Bowie’s Samuel Basallo to represent Orioles in Futures Game

Double-A Bowie catcher/first baseman Samuel Basallo will represent the Orioles in the July 13th Futures Game in Arlington, Texas.

Basallo, the 12th-rated prospect by MLB Pipeline who will turn 20 on August 13th, is hitting .278 with a .794 OPS, 11 home runs and 34 RBIs.

Basallo has started 26 games at catcher, 18 at first base and 20 at designated hitter.

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The Futures Game will be played at 4:10 p.m. on July 13th at Globe Life Park and seen on MLB Network. Play-by-play will be handled by Orioles broadcaster Melanie Newman

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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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