Starting Sunday, Shane Baz set to prove worth after signing extension
Can the former Tampa Bay Rays prospect play up to the five-year, $68 million deal?
(SN/Getty) Starting Sunday, Shane Baz set to prove worth after signing extension originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Pitcher Shane Baz on Sunday will get his first chance to show the Baltimore Orioles they made a solid business decision.
Two days after signing a five-year, $68 million contract extension, Baz, an offseason free-agent acquisition, drew the series-ending start against the Minnesota Twins at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Baz will face Twins starter Bailey Ober, but much of the pre-game focus remains on the former Tampa Bay Rays prospect. He has a lot to prove.
Extended Shane Baz set for first Orioles start Baz earned Friday’s financial commitment after making 31 starts for the Rays last season, going 10-12 with a 4. 67 earned-run average and 176 strikeouts. The 26-year-old right-hander missed 2023 after undergoing Tommy John surgery.
Entering this season with a 17-17 career record, Baz certainly impressed the Orioles brass during his first spring training with the organization. Opening the regular season as a No. 3 starter, Baz recorded a 2.