The Baltimore Orioles announced a series of roster moves Sunday morning and the headliner was the promotion of catcher/first baseman Samuel Basallo to the majors. Basallo, 21, is

Samuel Basallo appeared to smack his first career hit — a home run to right field — but the Astros’ Jesús Sánchez robbed it.

On a 2-1 count, Basallo got a fastball up in the zone. He made solid contact and sent the ball into right-center field at 101.1 mph for his first major league hit. Congratulations, Samuel! Westburg and Henderson scored to give the Orioles a 12-0 lead, the final score.

It was a debut to remember for Baltimore Orioles top prospect Samuel Basallo. With his family in attendance, Basallo notched his first Major League hit in the top of the eighth inning of the Orioles-Astros game in Houston.

Take a look back at Samuel Basallo’s journey from a 16-year-old international prospect to making his MLB debut Sunday with the Orioles.

Ahead of Sunday's game against the Houston Astros, Baltimore called up highly regarded prospect Samuel Basallo. In doing so, it posted a hype video and an emotional video with his father sharing the news: Basallo is the Orioles' No. 1 prospect and the No. 8 overall prospect in the league, per MLB.com's prospect rankings.

The Baltimore Orioles have a game plan in place for getting Samuel Basallo into the lineup as much as possible.

Batting sixth as the designated hitter, Basallo made history as soon as he stepped into the box in the second inning, becoming the first Orioles player to be hit by a pitch in his first career plate appearance. He grounded into a double play in the fourth, popped out in the sixth and then had the homer stolen in the seventh.