Sometime this week, the Orioles will likely have outfielders Anthony Santander and Dwight Smith Jr. back in the fold from their unexplained absences that began after both reported to Baltimore for their coronavirus intake testing July 1.
Their returns will be plenty welcome, considering that the only true outfielders in camp at first were Austin Hays and DJ Stewart.
Utility men Andrew Velazquez and Stevie Wilkerson provided cover and late camp additions Ryan Mountcastle, Mason Williams and Cedric Mullins mean the ghost outfielder that featured in their early intrasquad scrimmages can be placed on waivers and replaced with a real one.