With early steals record Orioles taking advantage of baseballs bigger bases

BOSTON — If a base is open in front of Jorge Mateo, get ready. He’s running. The speedy shortstop has been leading the Orioles’ record-setting pace for stolen bases. Baltimore’s 10 steals heading into Sunday’s series finale against the Boston Red Sox are the most by any team through its first two games of a season since at least 1901. Mateo is responsible for four of those swiped bags, one of only eight players with multiple steals in each of his team’s first two games and one of two in the 21st century. Major League Baseball introduced larger bases this…