Top Orioles prospect Samuel Basallo among 2025 spring training invites

Samuel Basallo is coming back to Orioles spring training. The catching prospect was part of big league camp a year ago, at which time he was maybe only the third-most exciting prospect behind Jackson Holliday and Coby Mayo. The O’s announced their spring camp roster invites on Thursday afternoon, six days before pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report to Sarasota.

Many of the names below are ones who have been reported as minor league signings through the offseason. Many are also ones who you have not thought about before and will not think about again. Even a team like the Orioles that is always juggling at the bottom of its roster can only fit so many guys into the picture. That is…