Coby Mayo is getting another shot.

The Orioles are recalling their top infield prospect from Triple-A Norfolk, manager Brandon Hyde announced ahead of Saturday’s game against the Kansas City Royals. Third baseman Ramón Urías will be going on the 10-day injured list with a hamstring strain after the Orioles scratched him from the lineup Friday.

“Sounds like he’s swinging the bat well, playing a couple spots in the infield,” Hyde said. “I noticed the defense was improving in spring training and sounds like it’s continued there, but the at-bats have been — I think he was really pressing at spring training and trying way too hard, and sounds like he’s [back to] hitting the ball hard down there.”

Mayo wasn’t listed in the Orioles’ lineup against Kansas City on Saturday because he was still en route to Camden Yards, though Hyde said that he expected him to arrive on time for the 7:15 p.m. first pitch.

Mayo, 23, is the No. 27 overall prospect in the sport according to Baseball America’s rankings.

He made his MLB debut with Baltimore last season and hit .098 with 22 strikeouts in 17 games across two separate stints down the stretch. However, he has been among the most prolific power hitters in Triple-A since 2023, hitting .275 with 40 home runs and a .911 OPS across 179 games for the Norfolk Tides the past three seasons.

“I think he’s really close,” executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias said of Mayo on Friday before Urías’ injury was announced. “I’m really happy with where he is. It seems like he’s in a good spot, the production that we’re seeing out of him, the quality of his at-bats, the work that he’s putting in. He’s going to be a big part of this team.

“Sometimes injuries force our hand like they did last year and we can’t control the timing. We really want Coby to have the right pathway and he’s certainly putting himself in a really good position for that.”

The 2020 fourth-round draft pick hit .190 with zero home runs in spring but was among the Orioles’ final roster cuts. He expressed frustration over returning to Norfolk, where he’s played more games than any of the club’s previous top 100 prospects did during the Elias era. Though he’s played both third and first base in Triple-A, the presences of fellow right-handed hitters Jordan Westburg and Ryan Mountcastle have blocked any potential paths to regular playing time.

Westburg is currently on the injured list with a hamstring injury and, while he isn’t expected to miss significant time, Mayo will only have to contend with veteran Emmanuel Rivera for starts at third base in the meantime. The 6-foot-4, 230 pound Mayo has faced questions over his ability to play third at the MLB level and whether it will be his long-term defensive home, which prompted the club to begin working him out at first at the end of 2022 and gradually building up his playing time there.

What isn’t in question is his offensive potential. Mayo shook off a slow start in Triple-A and entered play Saturday hitting .252 with six home runs and an .870 OPS in 28 games. He has mashed against left-handed pitching, an area the Orioles have struggled mightily with over the first month of the season.

Urías, 30, will be the 14th player the Orioles have on the IL, the most in the major leagues. The former Gold Glove Award winner has stepped into an everyday role with Westburg sidelined and taken advantage of the opportunity. He carries a .292/.354/.403 slash line with two home runs and nine RBIs in 22 games this season.

“It’s a minor hamstring strain but it’s going to keep him out,” Hyde said of Urías’ injury. “He’s going to have to have a few days off and then go into a running progression. But I think that he’s going to able to continue most baseball activities, kind of once he gets feeling a little bit better. So, I don’t think it’s going to be very long.”

With Rivera already called up to fill Westburg’s spot, Mayo was the only healthy infielder left on the Orioles’ 40-man roster who wasn’t already in Baltimore. He isn’t assured a lengthy stay with the MLB club given the optimistic injury timelines for Westburg and Urías, but the Orioles (12-18) are looking for any kind of spark to help get their season going and Mayo’s upside could force Baltimore to consider keeping him around if he can get off to a strong start.

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