2026 Baysox left-hander Joseph Dzierwa is one of the top pitching prospects in Minor League Baseball, following a debut professional season where he was named the Jim Palmer Orioles Minor League Pitcher of the Year, an Eastern League All-Star with the Baysox, and a member of the MiLB All-Prospect Second Team.
Dzierwa made his Chesapeake debut on May 22. He went 4-1 with a 2.29 ERA in 90 and one-third innings, striking out 99 and walking 20, while holding opposing hitters to a .197 average. He represented the Orioles’ organization in the MLB All-Star Futures Game on July 12. He finished with the third-best ERA in MiLB, among pitchers with at least 100 total innings. He currently sits as the third-ranked Orioles prospect and the no. 69 prospect in baseball, per MLB Pipeline.
This bobblehead commemorates his sensational first professional season with the Baysox and his rise to one of the top pitching prospects in the game.