Baltimore Sun · Feb 27, 2021
Trey Mancini’s next step toward return comes as starting first baseman in Orioles’ spring training opener
Nearly a year since Orioles manager Brandon Hyde last put Trey Mancini’s name in the lineup, he’ll do so again Sunday for Baltimore’s spring training opener.
Mancini will be the Orioles’ starting first baseman Sunday against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the club’s first Grapefruit League contest, his first game action since March 2, 2020. Ten days later, Mancini had surgery to remove a malignant tumor from his colon.
Treatment for his Stage 3 colon cancer diagnosis paired with the coronavirus pandemic meant Mancini missed all of the abbreviated 2020 season. But he’s a big part of the Orioles’ plans for 2021.