Orioles outfielder Heston Kjerstad knows that he’s getting a legitimate chance to make the club and to play on a much more regular basis. The rest is up to him.End the shuttling between the majors and Triple-A Norfolk.

On the first day of Spring Training workouts at Ed Smith Stadium, Baltimore Orioles general manager Mike Elias made it clear: Heston Kjerstad ... as switch-hitting Dylan Carlson. Orioles manager Brandon Hyde has made it clear that Kjerstad will see plenty ...

Heston Kjerstad’s reputation is that of a powerful slugger from the left side of the plate.So would you believe me if I told you that he and Jackson Holliday had the exact same career minor league batting average?

On the first day of Spring Training workouts at Ed Smith Stadium, Baltimore Orioles general manager Mike Elias made it clear: Heston Kjerstad ... as switch-hitting Dylan Carlson.