The star of the afternoon may have been a player that doesn't always receive the same recognition as other players: long snapper Nick Moore.
Moore won the home run derby before the game, blasting six balls into the home-run zone from both sides of the plate. Moore, who spent four seasons in minor league baseball after being drafted by the Boston Red Sox in 2011, hadn't picked up a bat since 2019. That time away from the diamond didn't seem to impact his confidence in the batter's box.
"This was a lot of fun," Moore said. "I hadn't done one of these in a long time and coming back out and swinging the bat a little bit was fun."
The 32-year-old Moore was even happier to support a great cause.
Moore's mother, Shari, taught special education elementary students with moderate to severe autism for roughly 20 years. That gave him a front-row seat to see the impact organizations like Special Olympics Maryland have.
"I've been around Special Olympics for a long time, and anytime you can get involved in that, it's great for the community, it's great for the kids," Moore said. "Honestly, they're some of the most fun people I know, so I was really excited that Isaiah did this and gave us an opportunity to come out here and support them."