Baltimore Orioles: Ryan Mountcastle Just Needed Some Home Cooking

Ryan Mountcastle’s performance during a recent Norfolk Tides’ homestand earned him International League Player of the Week honors. The Baltimore Orioles first base prospect has been hot recently.

The Norfolk Tides, AAA affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, are currently 7-11 and sit in 4th place in the International League’s South Division. The team recently completed an 11-game at Harbor Park that saw them go 6-5 in games over Toledo (Detroit), Durham (Tampa Bay), and Charlotte (White Sox).

While the record was average, one player’s performance was outstanding. The play of first baseman Ryan Mountcastle during the homestand and over the past seven days, in particular, earned him the…