Hightower mailbox. New Orioles fans.

Staff report

Last Thursday’s deadline trade that sent Cobb Hightower (East Rowan) from the San Diego Padres organization to the Baltimore Orioles meant a change of minor league teams for Hightower from the California-based Lake Elsinore Storm to the Delmarva Shorebirds.

While Delmarva represents the coastal area of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, it is in the Carolina League.

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Delmarva happened to be playing in Kannapolis against the Cannon Ballers over the weekend, so Hightower was able to make his debut for the Shorebirds in front of a lot of East Rowan baseball fans who made the short drive to Atrium Health Ballpark. Hightower flew home on Friday

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