Mitchell Speltz

Broadcasting & Media Relations for @shorebirds (Single-A, Orioles)

[Jacob Calvin Meyer @jcalvinmeyer]

Orioles infield prospect Jaiden Lo Re since being promoted to Low-A Delmarva:

.323 BA
.488 OBP
.516 SLG
1.004 OPS

What Lo Re, a fifth-round pick out of high school in 2025, has done so far this year is quite similar to how Nate George began his professional career last season.

[The Verge- An Orioles MiLB Podcast @TheVergePod]

OF Stiven Martinez hit his 6th home run of the year today as part of a three-hit day.

The 18-year-old has hit 5 HR this month, with an .808 OPS. He hit just one with a .676 OPS in April.

[MLB Pipeline @MLBPipeline]

20 whiffs in 4 IP 👀

@Orioles 2025 sixth-round pick Caden Hunter lowered his ERA to 1.17 with nine strikeouts in his latest gem for the @shorebirds.

[Jake Rill @JakeDRill]

A lot of the hype has been about Joseph Dzierwa and JT Quinn, but there's another pitcher from Orioles' 2025 Draft class off to a strong start.

LHP Caden Hunter (6th-rounder) had 9 K's in 4 innings of 1-run ball today for Single-A Delmarva. 22-year-old has a 1.17 ERA in 6 games.

[Orioles Player Development @OsPlayerDev]

Congratulations, Caden 👏

[The Verge- An Orioles MiLB Podcast @TheVergePod]

RHP Christian Rodriguez was dominant again tonight:

4.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 8 K

Rodriguez lowers his ERA to 2.97 and is now up to 39 K across the first 30 innings of his career

[The Verge- An Orioles MiLB Podcast @TheVergePod]

Caden Hunter! 👀

His line today: 4.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 10 K. 16 whiffs.
Retired first 14 batters he faced

Season line: 15 IP, 0.60 ERA, 23 K/7 BB

Check out our full discussion on Hunter from last night!
🎧: https://t.co/vobx8Ls0Qy

[The Verge- An Orioles MiLB Podcast @TheVergePod]

18-year-old OF Stiven Martinez connects for his second home run of the year.

After hitting .125 with 4 XBH and a .451 OPS in 80 at-bats with Delmarva as a 17-year-old, Martinez is currently hitting .256 with 7 XBH and a .737 OPS through 82 at-bats.

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In his sixth career outing, RHP Christian Rodriguez goes a career-high 6 IP tonight, allowing one run with 5 K/0 BB.

Rodriguez is up to 31 K in his first 25.2 IP.

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RHP Todd Kniebbe went 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K last night.

On the year: 12 IP, 1.50 ERA, 18 K/2 BB

And he throws 97 mph. Recently talked about the UDFA out of FAU on the show: https://t.co/dlkBj8TnR5

[Jacob Calvin Meyer @jcalvinmeyer]

Orioles pitching prospect Trey Gibson is en route to New York to join the club’s taxi squad, per source. @afkostka was first.

Gibson is the Orioles’ No. 1 prospect, according to Baseball America.

[The Verge- An Orioles MiLB Podcast @TheVergePod]

Delmarva manager Adonis Smith on OF Braylon Whitaker and IF Joshua Liranzo.

Just two of the young bats down in Single-A impressing in more areas than just at the plate.

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Some good stuff from LHP Caden Hunter last night in his second career appearance.

3.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 5 K in relief

Pumping 96 for his first strikeout:

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Great pre-game convo between @MitchellSpeltz and Delmarva hitting coach Collin McBride yesterday

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We've talked about this a lot, how the jump from the FCL to Single-A is so much bigger now and we're seeing the Orioles challenge more and more 17/18 year old kids by having them take that jump. Excited to see how many of these hitters continue to develop.

[Jacob Calvin Meyer @jcalvinmeyer]

Orioles pitching prospect Kiefer Lord is being promoted to High-A Frederick.

Lord, a 23-year-old righty, struck out a whopping 45.1% of batters through four starts with Low-A Delmarva.

Lord, a 2023 third-round pick, had TJ surgery in 2024 and made his pro debut in 2025.

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Final line for Esteban Mejia:

4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 K

Continued to hit 100 mph into the 4th inning.

[Mitchell Speltz @MitchellSpeltz]

Kiefer Lord's 32 strikeouts are the most among any pitcher in Single-A, High-A, or Double-A and the third-most in all of Minor League Baseball

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It's VERY early, but here are the top two pitchers in K% among all 229 qualified pitchers in minor league baseball:

1) JT Quinn- 45.1%
2) Kiefer Lord- 45.1%

[The Verge- An Orioles MiLB Podcast @TheVergePod]

It's VERY early, but here are the top two pitchers in K% among all 229 qualified pitchers in minor league baseball:

1) JT Quinn- 45.1%
2) Kiefer Lord- 45.1%

[The Verge- An Orioles MiLB Podcast @TheVergePod]

RHP Denton Biller set a career-high in IP and K's in his very young career last night:

5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

Biller was a 16th round pick last year out of Johnson County CC.