Where Cap10 Said Goodbye: Second Base From Adam Jones's Final Game as an Oriole

Few Orioles games in recent memory felt as emotional as the 2018 season finale. Adam Jones ran out of the home dugout at Camden Yards at full speed, as he had for the past 11 years, and the umpire crew doffed their caps and even the Astros' dugout joined in the applause. His teammates then joined him on the field in a tribute, and when he came to the plate in the first inning, Houston starter Charlie Morton stayed off the mound for several minutes while the crowd roared. After the first inning, Jones moved to right field and Cedric Mullins went to center. The Orioles scored four in the fourth inning and won 4-0, closing out a 47-115 season, with "Thank you Cap10!" signs all over the ballpark.

This game-used second base was on the field through the top of the fifth inning of that game, which covers the opening ovation, Morton's tribute, and the Orioles' four-run fourth. A base won't tell you who hit what, but it's a direct piece of the ballpark on the day Baltimore said goodbye. Jones played for the Orioles from 2008 to 2018, and the bond he built with the city was strong enough that the team later honored him with a retirement ceremony at Camden Yards. For fans who were there that Sunday, or wish they'd been, a base from the field where it happened is a simple, tangible reminder of an era.