Coby Mayo has been on fire since viral NSFW moment

Coby Mayo's year got off to a rocky start. After the Baltimore Orioles signed Pete Alonso in the offseason, it seemed like it was his destiny to be traded, but after an injury to Jordan Westburg, the Orioles decided not to trade him and instead had him move positions back to third base after they had him abandon the position last year. Mayo had an excellent spring training, but as soon as the regular season started, he looked absolutely lost at the plate. By the time the Orioles arrived in Washington, D.C. for this rivarly week series against the Nationals, Mayo was slashing .174/.242/.321 and had racked up almost a full negative win above replacement, or in Mayo's case, below replacement.

At that point, it seemed like the Orioles would not be able to stomach having Mayo on the roster much longer, and it looked as though he was destined for a demotion. However, something happened during that Nationals series that has changed Mayo's season ever since.

Coby Mayo has had a lot of opportunities to flip his bat since his embaressing moment in D.C.

In the seventh inning of the Orioles second game against the Nationals, Mayo hit a towering fly ball to left field. The Orioles were down 4-2, and Mayo believed he had just hit a game-tying home run. As an expression of his delight, he flipped his bat high in the air over his head and began to triumphantly round the bases.

Unfortunately, Mayo had not just hit a game-tying home run; he had hit a very long and very loud foul ball. After the Orioles requested that the umpires take a look at the play, it was upheld as a foul, and Mayo returned to the batter's box, where he struck out a few pitches later. It seemed like yet another tough moment in Mayo's young career.

Once he was back in the dugout with his teammates and coaches, Mayo blew off a little steam at his own expense. As is often the case after an embaressing moment the camera lingered on him and he was caught saying "I f***ing flipped my bat like a jack***" .

The microphones didn't pick up the audio, but even an amateur lip reader could pick up exactly what Mayo was saying. It wasn't long before a professional lip reader got a hold of the footage, and a few days later, Jomboy came out with a video breaking down the play and Mayo's reaction.

As endearing as it may be to see a player criticize himself so harshly, Mayo's commentary on the bat flip wasn't going to save his season. What Mayo has done in the weeks since certainly has.

Ever since he was caught on camera calling himself out, Mayo has put up an OPS over .800. He has raised his season OPS by almost 100 points and has lifted his paltry batting average over the Mendoza line.

It could be argued that Mayo's resurgence began a few days prior when he hit a critical three-run home run that flipped a game against the Yankees, but as important as that moment was, it wasn't nearly as funny.

Whenever this resurgence began, it wasn't a moment too soon for the Orioles, as their season was circling the drain around that time, and since then, they have breathed new life into the 2026 campaign. If Mayo can be the hitter that his prospect status promised he would be, then that changes everything for this Orioles infield.

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