The Baltimore Orioles are calling up their prized top prospect.
Infielder Gunnar Henderson, ranked the number two prospect in all of baseball, will officially join the Orioles in Cleveland Wednesday.
Henderson will make his Major League Baseball debut Thursday at third base, and hit sixth in the batting order. He will wear jersey number two, when he does debut.
OFFICIAL: The #Orioles have called up prized infield prospect Gunnar Henderson. He will wear No. 2. His first appearance will be his Major League debut. @WMAR2News
— Shawn Stepner (@StepnerWMAR) August 31, 2022
So far this year, Henderson, 21, has posted a .947 OPS with 19 homers in 112 games across Double-A and Triple-A.
Just before being promoted, Henderson on Tuesday put together three hits and stole a pair of bags for Norfolk.
In order to make room on the active roster, Baltimore optioned infielder Tyler Nevin to Triple-A Norfolk. To open a spot on the 40-man roster, the club designated right-hander Denyi Reyes for assignment.
Rosters are set expand from 25 to 28 players on Thursday.
Baltimore's sixth-best prospect, pitcher DL Hall, is also expected to soon join the club after being added to its taxi squad.
Henderson and Hall will join Orioles rookie catcher Adley Rutschman, who was baseball's top prospect at the start of the season.
The Orioles (67-61) are three games out of the final American League Wild Card spot.
