SEATTLE — Ramón Urías surveyed the Orioles’ clubhouse as he pondered the question.

Who would win a home run-hitting contest among solely Orioles players?

“Oof,” Urías said as he took five seconds to contemplate his answer. “Probably Santander. Yeah, I think it’s him.”

Orioles superstar Gunnar Henderson has already confirmed that he is participating in MLB’s Home Run Derby in Arlington, Texas, on July 15. But should Anthony Santander, on an impressive power pace himself, be given the opportunity to join Henderson?

“For sure. I think he deserves it,” Urías said. “I hope he can make it because it would be fun having these two in the Home Run Derby.”

Urías isn’t alone in his hope that Santander will also be asked to participate, but manager Brandon Hyde’s main wish is for his switch-hitting slugger to be picked as an All-Star.

“Would love to see him in the game. Can we advocate for that?” Hyde said. “I’d love to see him in Texas, whether it’s the Derby, the game or both.”

It hasn’t been common in recent years for MLB to have two players from the same team in the Derby, but Santander has a credible case. He’s fifth in the majors with 22 home runs, behind only New York Yankees star Aaron Judge, Henderson, Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani and Cleveland Guardians third baseman José Ramírez. If he maintains his current pace, Santander will hit 42 homers, nine more than his career-high of 33 in 2022. That tally would be the eighth most by an Orioles player in franchise history.

“It would be pretty awesome,” Henderson said of Santander joining him for the contest at the Texas Rangers’ Globe Life Field. “We kind of do small competitions out there. It would definitely be cool to kind of go head to head with him out there.”

This season isn’t a fluke for Santander. The 29-year-old has hit 132 home runs since 2019. He led all switch-hitters in 2022 and blasted 28 more last year. Over the past three seasons, only 10 hitters have clubbed more big flies than Santander’s 83.

Since the event’s inception in 1985, a team has sent two players to the Derby 16 times. Baltimore has done so twice with Cal Ripken Jr. and Eddie Murray in 1985 and Miguel Tejada and Rafael Palmeiro in 2004. The last team to send two Anthony Santander is fifth in MLB with 22 homers, and his teammates think he’d put on a show alongside Gunnar Henderson in the Home Run Derby. Stephen Brashear/AP