Baltimore Orioles GM Mike Elias shared his favorite memory from the 2023 season.
Not surprisingly, one of his favorite moments with the club so far came during the 2023 season, when the Orioles won 101 games in the AL East en route to their first playoff appearance since 2016.
During a recent appearance on the Ryan Ripken Show, Elias relayed his top highlight from that season.April 18, 2024. The Orioles were battling the Rays for the division at the time, so Elias and manager Brandon Hyde unsure how or if it should celebrate making the postseason with the AL East still up for grabs. They didn't want to risk taking their foot off the gas, especially with two weeks left in the regular season.
Elias and Hyde had decided on a more subdued celebration rather than an all-out bash, until Adam Frazier caught wind of the plan."Forget that, we're celebrating if we clinch the playoffs," Frazier said . Sure enough, Frazier helped Baltimore beat the Rays that day and secure a postseason berth, drilling a game-tying double in the bottom of the ninth to force extra innings, where
The Orioles ended up clinching the division in late September, so their early celebration didn't end up holding them back after all.
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