Baltimore Orioles infielder Coby Mayo is still unproven as a big-leaguer, but he's taken steps in the right direction over the last two games. The 6-foot-8, 225-pounder launched a three-run, 439-foot homer in the Orioles' 6-5 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday and a three-run, 452-foot homer in their 8-6 win over the Royals on Wednesday.

Mayo's two homers are the third and fourth-longest-ever by an Oriole at Kansas City's Kauffman Stadium since the start of the Statcast era (2015), per The Baltimore Sun's Matt Weyrich. The longest are Jonathan Schoop's 484-footer in 2015 and Anthony Santander's 455-footer in 2022.

Mayo's homers on Tuesday and Wednesday exemplify why Baltimore drafted him No. 103 overall in 2020. The Florida native showed his talent as both a power and contact hitter in the minors, slashing .277/.374/.531 with 90 homers and 310 RBIs over 435 career games. However, his MLB tenure has been less successful.

Mayo slashed just .098/.196/.098 over 17 games when he got called up in 2024 before slashing .217/.299/.388 with 11 homers and 28 RBIs across 85 contests last season. His struggles have continued this year, as he's slashing just .164/.261/.295 even after his two long homers.

Mayo, who plays the corner infield positions, is getting consistent time at third base thanks to the absence of Jordan Westburg (UCL), who's not expected back before May 24, per MLB.com. The latter player has a more established track record, as he has a career slash line of .264/.312/.456 with 38 homers and 127 RBIs across 260 career big-league games. However, he has yet to play this season due to injury.

Mayo must maintain his momentum to take Westburg's spot. Crushing long homers is a good start, but it means little without consistency.

Baltimore is now 12-13 after Wednesday's win. Star first baseman Pete Alonso opened the scoring with a two-run homer in the first before center fielder Leody Taveras and second baseman Jeremiah Jackson each hit RBI singles in the sixth. Mayo then hit his three-run homer in the same frame, and that was enough to beat the Royals.

Up next for the Orioles is an off day on Thursday before a homestand against the Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros. Right-handed pitcher Dean Kremer will start against Boston ace Garrett Crochet on Friday, with the first pitch at 7:05 p.m. ET.