Coby Mayo DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

Baltimore Orioles corner infielder Coby Mayo is reportedly headed back to the big leagues. Mayo was scratched ahead of his game in Triple-A on Friday. The 23-year-old is headed back to Baltimore with Ryan Mountcastle (hamstring) heading to the injured list. Mayo is a top prospect in the O's system, but hasn't really been given a fair shot. He played in 17 games with the O's last season and only four games so far this season. Mayo has shown success in the minors and appears ready for a chance at the big league level. The loss of Mountcastle should mean that Mayo gets an everyday chance at first base. He's not a must-have player, but is certainly someone to keep an eye on right now.

Baltimore Orioles third base prospect Coby Mayo went 2-for-5 with a home run during Sunday's contest against Triple-A Saint Paul. This was Mayo's third-straight game tallying at least one hit and second-straight game tallying at least two hits. The 23-year-old earned his second call to the majors earlier this season but only saw 12 at-bats during this brief taste. Since returning to the minor leagues, Mayo has been in a slump at the plate, holding a .167/.262/.333. However, his productive play this past weekend should help him break this slump. Before returning to Baltimore, Mayo was holding a .252/.346/.523 line with seven doubles and six long balls during his first 28 games of the Triple-A regular season. Fantasy managers should expect the slugging third baseman to remain in the mix to return to the majors throughout the season.

The Baltimore Orioles announced that they optioned infield prospect Coby Mayo to Triple-A Norfolk after Thursday's game to make room for the return of outfielder Tyler O'Neill (neck) from the 10-day injured list. Although Mayo played in just four games in his second stint in the big leagues after a disappointing debut performance in 2024, he had just one hit in 12 at-bats with a walk and six strikeouts, and he also didn't endear himself to the coaching staff with his play on defense. In his first 21 big-league games, the team's No. 2-ranked prospect per MLB Pipeline, has gone 5-for-53 (.094) with no homers or RBI, five walks and 28 strikeouts. Mayo will head back to Norfolk for the time being but should rejoin Baltimore sooner than later as he looks to finally break through at the major-league level this year. Fantasy managers in dynasty/keeper leagues are getting frustrated.