Scott Coolbaugh's son drafted by the Orioles (O's lead 10-5)

CHICAGO - This doesn't happen every day. The Orioles drafted a player this afternoon who was already in their clubhouse when he was selected. In the 36th round, the Orioles took shortstop Tyler Coolbaugh from Angelo State (Texas) University.

Baseballs generic.jpgHe is the son of their hitting coach, Scott Coolbaugh and is with his dad here in Chicago. The elder Coolbaugh said he was working in the batting cage when his son saw his name on the MLB.com coverage. At about that same time he got a congratulatory text from O's director of player development Brian Graham.

A switch-hitting shortstop and fifth-year senior, Tyler batted .374/.468/.566 this season with 17 doubles, three triples, four homers and 43 RBIs.

"Very exciting, especially being here with my dad and get to celebrate with him," Coolbaugh said. "This is a dream come true. I was just hoping someone would give me an opportunity, and I'm really glad it's the Baltimore Orioles. Now I have an opportunity to get my foot in the door. Now go out and play and show what I can do."

"It is a proud moment for me because I know how hard he's worked," Scott Coolbaugh said. "From high school and going to college and having to transfer to get more playing time to show what he can do. This is something he's always dreamed about. I'm proud because from day one this is always what he wanted.

"As a fifth-year senior, you knew it was going to be a late (round) opportunity. But it's an opportunity. It doesn't matter if you are the 40th guy taken or the first. You have to go prove yourself, and that is what he's looking forward to doing."

Tyler said he enjoys watching the Orioles players and learning what he can from that. But his best hitting coach has always been his dad.

"He's always been my teacher from day one. From the stats I have put up is a credit to him and what he has taught me. Having my dad in the organization makes this even more special."

Someone joked that maybe Tyler will be a contract holdout. Scott Coolbaugh joked that Adam Jones wants to be his agent.

"No, I'm signing and ready to go. Wherever they send me," the younger Coolbaugh said.

But for Scott, a proud day.

"This is amazing. I had an opportunity to play in the big leagues, and my brother, obviously, played in the big leagues. Now we have another chance for a Coolbaugh to work his way through if he can. This is something special," he said.

As for the game: The Orioles fell behind 2-0 in the first inning. Chicago's Tim Anderson produced a two-out, two-run single with the bases loaded to put the White Sox ahead.

O's right-hander Dylan Bundy got the first two outs before José Abreu and Avisaíl García singled and Todd Frazier walked. Then Anderson's single to center put Chicago ahead. Bundy needed 27 pitches to get through the first.

Until Anderson's single, American League batters were 1-for-22 against Bundy when batting with runners in scoring position and two outs.

The game started at 9:40 p.m. ET after a rain delay of 1 hour and 30 minutes at Guaranteed Rate Field.

The Orioles got one back in the second on back-to-back doubles by Trey Mancini and Jonathan Schoop and it's 2-1 in the second.

It gets worse: Chicago leads 5-1 after the second, scoring three times, and two O's errors contributed. The Birds are having another bad night in the windy city. Matt Davidson hit a solo homer off Bundy and Schoop air-mailed a throw to third to score another run. The O's are in another early hole.

Castillo's grand slam: The Orioles have come back to lead 8-5. They scored three runs in the fourth on Welington Castillo's fielder's choice grounder and Hyun Soo Kim's two-run single.

Then Castillo mashed a 439-foot grand slam to center for an 8-5 lead in the fifth. It was his first career slam and he has a career-high five RBIs.




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