As Hunter Harvey walked off the mound at Bowie’s Prince George’s Stadium after 2 2/3 traffic-filled innings, his only solace was that he will get to return there sometime soon.
Making his fifth start of 2019 for the Orioles’ Double-A affiliate, Harvey, the organization’s 2013 first-round draft pick, was tagged for six runs Wednesday in his brief outing against the Richmond Flying Squirrels. Although only three were earned, that did little to comfort him after his shortest appearance of the young season.
“It was like I've never held a baseball before,” Harvey said.
In Harvey’s case, that’s a preferred alternative to not being able to hold one at all.