Orioles notes: They're still talking about Danny Valencia's first MLB relief appearance

Danny Valencia obviously had a lot of fun pitching in a major league game for the first time Thursday night, and his teammates apparently had a pretty good time at his expense afterward.

He came in to pitch with two outs in the eighth inning and struck out Texas Rangers slugger Joey Gallo looking on a fastball that appeared to be well outside the strike zone, but that didn’t stop Valencia from strutting off the field like a peacock.

“We knew we were going to hear about that for a while,” manager Buck Showalter said Friday. “They’ve been showing the tape of him coming off the field, the presentation … the expression, proud of himself. Now, all the pitchers are wanting me to be sure I get him…