Orioles using spring training to test former first-round pick DJ Stewart in right field

Spring training is often a time for tinkering and experimenting, especially with young players, and Orioles manager Buck Showalter is taking the time to do just that in the outfield with former first-round draft pick DJ Stewart.

The 24-year-old outfielder has been a defensive replacement in right field each of the past two games as the organization looks to expand from the left field-only profile Stewart has been saddled with after a breakout season at the plate in 2017.

Showalter said after Wednesday's win over the Tampa Bay Rays that Stewart's varied usage was something executive vice president Dan Duquette wanted to see this spring, and that now was the time to see how such things looked…