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Baltimore Orioles Become First Team in History with This Awesome All-Star Distinction

The Baltimore Orioles, who have the best record in the American League right now, just became the first team in baseball history with this distinction.

Brady Farkas

Baltimore Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson (2) runs towards home plate after hitting a 2-run home run against the Seattle Mariners during the third inning at T-Mobile Park on July 4.
Baltimore Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson (2) runs towards home plate after hitting a 2-run home run against the Seattle Mariners during the third inning at T-Mobile Park on July 4. / Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports
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With Jordan Westburg being named as an All-Star Game replacement for Rafael Devers on Tuesday, the Baltimore Orioles are now the first team in baseball history to have this incredible distinction, according to Sarah Langs of MLB.com:

with Jordan Westburg, Gunnar Henderson and Adley Rutschman, the 2024 O's are the first team to have three All-Star position players who are in their 3rd career season or earlier

h/t @AndrewSimonMLB

The O's young talent is certainly the object of every executive's affection around baseball, and it's the main reason why Baltimore is currently leading the American League East. The O's won 101 games last year but their experience now, the hope is that they can bring the organization its first World Series since 1983.

All three of those players are having excellent seasons, with Henderson looking like a front-runner for American League MVP. Entering play on Wednesday, he's already got 27 homers. Westburg is hitting .281 with 15 homers and 50 RBI while Rutschman is hitting .286 with 16 homers and 59 RBI. He is one of the best catchers in the league already.

The Orioles will be back in action on Wednesday night when they take on the Chicago Cubs at Camden Yards. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m. ET as rookie Shota Imanaga pitches for the Cubs, while former Cy Young winner Corbin Burnes pitches for the Orioles.

Imanaga has tailed off since his great start, but he's still 7-2 with a 3.16 ERA. Burnes is 9-3 with a 2.32.

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Brady Farkas

BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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