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Top prospect Wieters set for O's debut (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Matt Wieters will make his major league debut with the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night, armed with a potent bat and the burden of fulfilling the role of the can't-miss prospect who will rescue the struggling franchise from its run of 12 straight losing seasons. It's an almost untenable situation, even for a player who has had so much minor league success.