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Former Norfolk Tides Austin Hays, DJ Stewart set to earn big roles in the Orioles’ short-handed outfield

Manager Brandon Hyde spent his first season in charge of the Orioles playing infielders in the outfield and corner guys in center field in 2019. He could have expected this summer to be different.

Trey Mancini was a reliable mainstay at corner outfield with his preferred position of first base still occupied. Anthony Santander was one of the team’s success stories, and before a June concussion knocked his season off course, it appeared the Orioles might have a table-setter in Dwight Smith Jr. Add in rookie outfielder Austin Hays’ dynamic September, and the ingredients for a stable and productive outfield were certainly in place.