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Orioles’ Basallo leaves with right hand discomfort

BALTIMORE—Orioles catcher Samuel Basallo left Saturday night’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers with right hand discomfort.

Basallo was hit in the right hand by a foul ball by the Dodgers’ Ben Rortvedt in the fifth inning and after testing his hand, was led off the field by head athletic trainer Scott Barringer and interim manager Tony Mansolino.

Alex Jackson replaced Basallo behind the plate. The Orioles have two catchers on the injured list, Adley Rutschman and Gary Sánchez, and if they need another catcher, could summon Maverick Handley from Triple-A Norfolk.

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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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