How long will the Orioles let Coby Mayokeep mashing in the Minors?
Baltimore’s No. 3 prospect has long established himself as one of the best power hitting prospects in the game. With every big swing this season, he seems to be inching closer to Baltimore.
Mayo homered in his fourth straight game in Triple-A Norfolk’s 10-6 win over Nashville at First Horizon Park on Thursday. His two-run dinger in the first inning was just the start of a big night as Mayo roped a bases-loaded double in the next frame and finished with five RBIs.
This kind of production has become par for the course for the game’s No. 27 overall prospect. Mayo is on an absolute heater right now, going 10-for-25 (.400) with four homers and 11 RBIs in his past six games. All told, he’s slashing .333/.400/.667 with 11 long balls in 30 games this season at Norfolk, after posting a .905 OPS with 12 homers in 62 games there last year.
Mayo has played 92 total games at Triple-A, compiling a slash line of .292/.400/.574 with 23 homers and 43 extra-base hits in that span. This year, he leads the International League in homers, ranks ninth in hitting, third in slugging and fourth in OPS.