Preston Palmeiro has always been known as "Rafael's son," and while he doesn't mind that label, he's working to change it.
Palmeiro, the Orioles' seventh-round draft pick out of NC State in 2016, just started his 2019 season with Double-A Bowie. After hitting .251/.309/.401 with 17 home runs and 64 RBIs during 131 games for High-A Frederick last year, it seems Palmeiro might be putting himself in a position where he could finally make a name for himself.
"I don't think there's ever gonna be a time where I'll be able to escape my dad, and I don't mind that," Palmeiro said on Glenn Clark Radio April 11. "It's great to be a part of that legacy. He had an unbelievable career, and I go a lot of places and I get recognized because of that and it's really cool. But it is nice to be getting to a level where depending on how you do you can start making a name more for yourself and it won't always be, 'Oh, that's Preston Palmeiro, son of Rafael Palmeiro.'"
