Coby Mayo's Power Surge: Tweaking Approach

0:00It's April 28th, welcome to MLB News Today, powered by AI and ready for first pitch. Kobe Mayo, the 24-year-old infielder for the Baltimore Orioles, has been riding a rollercoaster this season. He started as the everyday third baseman after Jordan Westberg's injury, but through 18 games he's batting just 0.148 with no. Home runs and a 0.443 on base plus slugging. Still, he's flashing that top prospect potential with a hot streak lately. Earlier this week, Mayo smashed his first three homers of the year in back-to-back games, going 5 for 15 with four extra base hits and 7. His former AAA manager, now the Orioles third base coach, but Britain, says the big leagues demand constant tweaks since pitchers attack every. Coach's notice pitchers mixing it up on Mayo compared to last September's tier when he hit 3-33 on fastballs in the zone. Now, they're throwing fewer fastballs there and more off-speed and breaking balls right over the plate where he's struggling at 143 and 167.

1:07Manager Craig Albernaz once Mayo pouncing early, catching the ball out front to max his bat speed as a pull hitter. Mayo agrees, saying left field is his spot for power, and those recent bombs came from getting ahead of different pitches. He's tweaking pre-game drills to lock in this approach, turning hardouts into drops. With pitchers never easing up, Mayo's got to keep grinding to turn this momentum into a steady run.