One of the random fun things about the 2022 Orioles season was the appearance of the home run chain. The team quickly turned its use into a marketing opportunity, adding chain replicas into the team store that you can still buy even now that it’s 2023. The chain ringleaders, Rougned Odor and Robinson Chirinos, are not with the team any more and it seems like this year’s players may have moved on.
In Monday’s game against the Athletics, Ryan Mountcastle blasted a home run that cleared Walltimore, a home run that was exciting both for giving the Orioles the lead in the game as well as for surmounting the fence in a half-inning that saw two other Orioles batters hit pre-Walltimore home runs/current flyouts to the left fielder.