Orioles' Trey Mancini: I'm treating games 'like it's my last ones here' ahead of deadline

Trey Mancini has spent his entire career with the Baltimore Orioles, but he's aware that will likely change this week. The veteran outfielder and first baseman has resigned himself to the probability that he'll be traded ahead of the Aug. 2 deadline.

"I do want to treat these next three or four games like it's my last ones here, because it could be," Mancini told Mark Viviano of CBS Baltimore. "And that's the reality of it. I want to make sure I don't take that for granted and definitely soak it in."

Mancini, 30, was drafted by the Orioles in 2013 and made his major league debut in the final games of the 2016 season. A year later, he finished third for AL Rookie of the Year honors as a full-time starter. In 2020, Mancini missed the entire season due to colon cancer and he earned AL Comeback Player of the Year honors in 2021.

This season, he's batting .268 with nine home runs and 37 RBI. Mancini has played 48 games as a designated hitter with 27 games at first base and 12 in the outfield.

Rumors of a trade have swirled since March, as the Orioles balked at the idea of a contract extension with Mancini in the offseason. While the team avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $7.5 million deal in April, his long-term future is not set.

Baltimore has become a surprising contender in 2022 after winning 10 straight earlier in July. The team is now 48-48 and 3.5 games back in the AL Wild Card race.