Basallo Begins MLB Rehab Assignment with Norfolk
IL Norfolk Tides

Basallo Begins MLB Rehab Assignment with Norfolk

Published on August 16, 2026 under International League (IL)
Norfolk Tides News Release


In conjunction with the Baltimore Orioles, the Norfolk Tides today announced that Samuel Basallo is scheduled to join the Tides on a Major League Rehab Assignment beginning on Sunday, August 16 at Harbor Park. This marks one day short of a year when the Orioles originally selected his contract.

SAMUEL BASALLO recently turned 22-years-old on August 13. He has spent the entire season on Baltimore's roster, playing in 86 games. Basallo has hit .241 so far this season, hitting 16 home runs and 46 RBI with a .755 OPS. He has not played since July 19, three days after the All-Star Break.

Basallo played 76 games with Norfolk in 2025. He hit .280 (73-for-270) with 49 runs, 17 doubles, 23 home runs, 67 RBI and 44 walks, slashing .377/.589/.966. Basallo ranked tied for eighth in home runs in the league, and through his final game with the Tides on August 15 he ranked ninth in RBI (67). Basallo is the first Tide since Todd Hundley (1991) to be named a postseason All-Star at the catcher position and is the third in franchise history to do so (John Stearns, 1976). Basallo had his contract selected by Baltimore on August 17 and made his Major League debut that day at Houston. Into the final game of the season, he played 31 games with the Orioles and batted .165 (18-for-109) with six doubles, four home runs, and 15 RBI.

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