Samuel Basallo was called up by the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday, a fitting present for the team’s No. 1 prospect, who turned 21 this week.

MLB Pipeline ranks Basallo, a catcher/first baseman, as the No. 8 overall prospect in baseball, and he will be put right to work on Sunday.

In a youth-laden Baltimore lineup, he is batting sixth and serving as the designated hitter for the Orioles in the final contest of a three-game series with the Astros in Houston.

In corresponding moves Sunday, Baltimore reinstated outfielder Colton Cowser from the seven-day concussion injured list, transferred right-hander Zach Eflin (low back discomfort) to the 60-day injured list, and optioned outfielder Daniel Johnson and first baseman/outfielder Ryan Noda to Triple-A Norfolk.

As for Basallo, the Orioles sig

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