Don’t forget what Cedric Mullins did in Seattle | READER COMMENTARY

While the list of best and worst Orioles’ moments included a lot of Orioles Magic (“The best and worst Orioles moments in 2023,” Dec. 27), The Baltimore Sun missed one of the most amazing performances of any Orioles season.

After finally recuperating from devastating injuries, Cedric Mullins began the day on the bench in Seattle on Aug. 13, 2023. Fortunately, Brandon Hyde sent him into the game in the 6th inning. Then in the 9th, Ty France hit a ball that everyone in Seattle and all of us watching at home thought was a home run. Instead, Mullins ran at full speed, leaping up and reaching out his glove over the fence before crashing and falling on the ground. He then looked into his mitt where the ball rested. France signified his respect to Mullins on his way back to the dugout. But Mullins wasn’t done.

In the 10th inning, the O’s outfielder hit a towering fly ball that went foul. He next showed great restraint, not swinging at an inside pitch for a full count. On the next pitch, Mullins hit the game-winning home run. All the worries about whether the Orioles would continue their winning season without their All-Star center fielder were finally lifted. That moment needs to be commemorated in Orioles’ history forever.

— Janet Bush Handy, Bel Air

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