It was only a matter of time. The 2019 Baltimore Orioles have finally cemented their place in Major League Baseball history, breaking the league record for most home runs given up by a pitching staff in one season.
With an Austin Meadows home run off Orioles starting pitcher Asher Wojciechowski in the top of the third inning of Thursday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays, the Orioles surpassed the 2016 Cincinnati Reds for sole possession of the home run record. The new MLB record stands at 259 and counting.
It wouldn’t be Baltimore Orioles baseball if they didn’t achieve this feat in historic fashion.