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BALTIMORE -- Interim manager Tony Mansolino was sitting in the Orioles’ clubhouse at Camden Yards on Friday afternoon when Samuel Basallo -- fresh off agreeing to an eight-year, $67 million contract extension -- arrived for the day.

The deal hadn’t been announced, but Baltimore players knew what was coming for the club’s No. 1 prospect (and MLB Pipeline’s No. 8 overall ).

“Several guys right away walked up to Sammy when he walked in the clubhouse and shook his hand, gave him a hug, told him, ‘Congratulations.’ And some pretty prominent players did it,” Mansolino said. “Great joy for Sammy in a lot of ways, and just a lo

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