Orioles observations on Heston Kjerstad’s power, Kyle Bradish’s velocity
0
20
LAKELAND, Fla. — Heston Kjerstad has already earned his way onto an Orioles opening day roster before. He’s starting to build a case that he belongs there once again. The outfielder blasted his first home run of the spring in the Orioles’ 4-4 tie with the Detroit Tigers on Sunday, taking former teammate Jack Flaherty deep with a 399-foot shot to right-center field. Pete Alonso also homered for the second time in as many games to open Grapefruit League play, and Coby Mayo collected two hits as Baltimore moved to 1-1-1. For Kjerstad, who went 1-for-3, the first-inning homer was a continuation of what the...