Outfielder Kyle Stowers and catcher Anthony Bemboom are joining the Orioles in Toronto as part of the taxi squad, a source with direct knowledge of the organization’s plans told The Baltimore Sun. Right-handers Rico Garcia and Mike Baumann also joined Baltimore for the road trip.

Stowers, a 24-year-old outfielder, is ranked as the No. 9 prospect in the Orioles’ pipeline. Stowers was selected in the second round of the 2019 draft out of Stanford, and he’s performed well for Triple-A Norfolk this season with a .253 average and 12 home runs.

Should Stowers make his MLB debut, he’ll join catcher Adley Rutschman and right-hander Kyle Bradish as top 10 prospects to feature for the Orioles this season.

Bemboom made way for Rutschman in late May, passing through waivers unclaimed before he was outrighted to Norfolk. In seven games for the Tides, he’s hitting .200. Teams tend to carry a catcher as part of the taxi squad.

With the Orioles traveling to Toronto for a four-game series against the Blue Jays, unvaccinated players will be added to the restricted list. The club can replace those players with a player who’s not on the 40-man roster, and once the restricted list players are activated, no players need to pass through waivers.

Last season, left-hander Keegan Akin and outfielder Anthony Santander were added to the restricted list.

MASN first reported the news.

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