BREAKING: Baltimore Orioles

Baseball shortstop announces resignation immediately after Brandon Hyde decision to… –

 

 

 

 

This season has been a tale of two halves for Baltimore Orioles superstar Gunnar Henderson.

 

In 95 games prior to the All-Star Break, Henderson was arguably the second-best player in the American League, behind only New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge. He rolled into the break with 28 home runs, 63 RBI, 78 runs, 14 stolen bases and a .287/.373/.584 batting lin

 

 

 

Judge was leading the MVP discussion, but Henderson wasn’t far behind.

 

Since then, the 23-year-old shortstop has looked like a shell of his former self. In 37 games since the All-Star Break prior to Thursday night’s pivotal showdown against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Henderon has slumped to .262/.348/.421 with just five home runs and one steal.

 

Henderson has fallen apart in the field, too, becoming far more error-prone lately and botching too many routine plays.

 

 

 

 

What’s changed? Some fans may blame the Home Run Derby for ruining his swing, but there historically hasn’t been much evidence to support that theory.

 

Another possible explanation for Henderson’s rut is that Orioles manager Brandon Hyde, in his infinite wisdom, dropped him from first to third in the batting order even though Henderson was thriving in the leadoff spot.