On Thursday’s Orioles day off, Trey Mancini said hitting coach Don Long texted him with what he thought could be a key to unlocking the sluggers swing he’s been searching for all spring.
The resulting work helped Mancini drive his first home run of the spring Friday against the Pittsburgh Pirates on a day that he thought could represent a turning point in his comeback from colon cancer.
“It felt really good,” Mancini said. “It’s been no different feeling for a lot of spring trainings. It kind of takes me a while to get it going again and start driving the ball like that.