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Andrew Joseph

MLB fans were in awe after James Outman became the first lefty to hit a HR over the Orioles’ silly LF wall

When the Baltimore Orioles decided to change the left-field wall for Oriole Park at Camden Yards last season, it was one of the odder decisions we’ve seen for stadium configurations. In a game that was increasingly trending towards more home runs, the Orioles wanted to make homers harder to come by.

The move to push back the wall by nearly 30 feet and make it five feet taller brought upon an eyesore that fans started calling “Walltimore.”

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