Matt Wieters Scheduled to Join the Baltimore Orioles on Friday

Image by Getty Images via Daylife The wait is over.  In an interview with Gary Thorne and Buck Martinez during Tuesday night’s game between the Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays, Orioles President Andy MacPhail announced that top prospect Matt Wieters will be making his major league debut on Friday, May 29, when the Detroit Tigers visit Baltimore to face the Orioles. “We are planning on Friday to introduce him [Wieters] to Major League Baseball right here at Camden Yards against the Tigers,” MacPhail coyly announced to a stunned pair of broadcasters. “He’s ready,” MacPhail continued. “He will have to make some adjustments at the major league level, and it’s about time he got here.” After hitting .333 with a home run and 5 RBIs during 20 games with the major league club during spring training, Wieters started the season at the Orioles’ Triple-A franchise in Norfolk. Wieters got off to a slow start offensivel...