Overview

• Colton Cowser returned to the Orioles after a 60-day stint on the injured list recovering from a left thumb fracture.
• Gunnar Henderson wrote ’Cowser is afraid of shrimp’ on a one-of-20 autographed Topps card following a spring training fishing trip in Sarasota.
• Cowser clarified he merely struggled to grip a flopping bait shrimp on a boat deck and insisted he is not afraid to handle them.
• Since his MLB debut in July 2023, Baltimore is 108-75 with Cowser in the lineup versus 57-58 without him, and the team sits at 22-36 this season.
• The lighthearted ’shrimp incident’ has injected levity into the clubhouse during a challenging 22-36 start to the season.