Baltimore Orioles minor league players

Ethan Anderson

Ethan Frederick Anderson (born September 21, 2003) is an American professional baseball catcher and first baseman in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

Anderson attended Frank W. Cox High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia and played college baseball at the University of Virginia for the Virginia Cavaliers. In 2023, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.^[1] He was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the second round of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft.^[2][3]

Anderson spent his first professional season with the Delmarva Shorebirds and Aberdeen IronBirds. He played 2025 with Aberdeen and the Chesapeake Baysox and after the season played in the Arizona Fall League.^[4][5] Anderson started 2026 with Chesapeake.

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Micah Ashman

Micah John Ashman (born August 22, 2002) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization. He was named to the Canada national baseball team for the 2026 World Baseball Classic.

Ashman attended Jordan High School in Sandy, Utah, and played college baseball at the University of Utah for the Utes.^[6] He is Utah's leader in career saves with twenty.^[7] As a junior for Utah in 2024, he made 24 relief appearances and went 1–4 with a 3.08 ERA and 11 saves. He briefly played in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Chatham Anglers after the season.^[8]

Ashman was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 11th round of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft.^[9] He signed with the team and made his professional debut with the Lakeland Flying Tigers, making five relief appearances. Ashman was selected to Detroit's Spring Breakout roster during 2025 spring training.^[10] He opened the 2025 season with the West Michigan Whitecaps and was promoted to the Erie SeaWolves in July.^[11][12]

On July 31, 2025, Ashman was traded to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Charlie Morton.^[13] He was assigned to the Chesapeake Baysox.^[14] Over 43 relief appearances between West Michigan, Erie and Chesapeake, Ashman went 4–4 with a 2.35 ERA and 73 strikeouts over 57+1⁄3 innings.^[15]

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Enddy Azócar

Enddy Alexander Azócar (born February 24, 2007) is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

Azócar signed with the Boston Red Sox as an international free agent in January 2024.^[16] He made his professional debut that year with the Dominican Summer League Red Sox.

Azócar played 2025 with the Florida Complex League Red Sox and Salem Red Sox and started 2026 with Salem before being promoted to the Greenville Drive.^[17]

On August 3, 2026, the Red Sox traded Azócar, Carlos Narváez, Anthony Eyanson, Kyson Witherspoon, and a player to be named later or cash considerations to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Adley Rutschman, Jake Rogers, and cash considerations.^[18]

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Boston Bateman

Boston Johansen Bateman (born September 20, 2005) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

Bateman attended Adolfo Camarillo High School in Camarillo, California, where he played baseball.^[19] As a senior in 2024, he went 11–1 with a 0.54 ERA and 130 strikeouts alongside batting .341 with seven home runs.^[20] After the season, Bateman was selected by the San Diego Padres in the second round with the 52nd overall pick in the 2024 Major League Baseball draft.^[21] He signed with the team for $2.5 million, forgoing his commitment to play college baseball at LSU.^[22][23]

Bateman made his professional debut in 2025 with the Single-A Lake Elsinore Storm.^[24][25][26]

On July 31, 2025, Bateman (alongside Tyson Neighbors, Tanner Smith, Brandon Butterworth, Victor Figueroa and Cobb Hightower) was traded to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Ramón Laureano and Ryan O'Hearn.^[27] He was assigned to the Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds and was promoted to the High-A Aberdeen IronBirds after two starts.^[28] Bateman started a total of 20 games for the 2025 season and went 5–5 with a 4.14 ERA and 94 strikeouts over 87 innings.^[29] Bateman was assigned to the High-A Frederick Keys to begin the 2026 season.^[30] He was named the Orioles Minor League Pitcher of the Month for May after he pitched to a 0.89 ERA across 20+1⁄3 innings during the month.^[31]

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Braxton Bragg

Braxton Kirk Bragg (born October 28, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

Bragg attended Liberty High School in Liberty, Missouri and played three years of college baseball at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, and one year at Dallas Baptist University. In his lone year at Dallas Baptist in 2023, Bragg started 16 games and went 9–2 with a 4.19 ERA over 86 innings. After the season, he was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the eighth round of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.^[32] He signed for $100,000.^[33]

After signing with the Orioles, Bragg made his professional debut with the Delmarva Shorebirds, pitching 6+2⁄3 innings. He returned to Delmarva for the 2024 season, going 5–6 with a 3.36 ERA and 122 strikeouts over 96+1⁄3 innings.^[34][35] To open the 2025 season, Bragg was assigned to the Aberdeen Ironbirds.^[36] After three starts in which he did not allow an earned run, he was promoted to the Chesapeake Baysox in late April.^[37] Bragg was placed on the injured list twice during the season with a forearm injury.^[38] On July 30, 2025, he underwent Tommy John surgery, effectively ending his season.^[39] Over 12 games (11 starts) for the 2025 season, Bragg went 4–2 with a 1.68 ERA and 77 strikeouts over 59 innings.^[40] Bragg was named the Orioles' 12th-best prospect at the end of 2025.^[41]

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• Dallas Baptist Patriots bio

Trace Bright

Bob Ike Bright (born October 26, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

Bright attended Trinity Presbyterian School in Montgomery, Alabama and played college baseball at Auburn University.^[42][43][44] He was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the fifth round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.

Bright signed with the Orioles and spent his first professional season with the Florida Complex League Orioles and Delmarva Shorebirds. He pitched 2023 with the Aberdeen IronBirds and Bowie Baysox.^[45]

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• Auburn Tigers bio

Luis De León

Luis Mario De León (born April 14, 2003) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

De León signed with the Baltimore Orioles as an international free agent in December 2021.^[46] He made his professional debut in 2022 with the Dominican Summer League Orioles. He pitched 2023 with the Florida Complex League Orioles and Delmarva Shorebirds and 2024 with Delmarva and the Aberdeen IronBirds.

De León pitched 2025 with Delmarva, Aberdeen and Chesapeake Baysox.^[47] After the season he pitched in the Arizona Fall League.^[48]

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Joseph Dzierwa

Joseph Wesley Dzierwa (born April 21, 2004) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

Dzierwa attended Otsego High School in Tontogany, Ohio, and played college baseball at Michigan State University for the Spartans.^[49] In 2024, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League.^[50] After his sophomore year at Michigan State in 2024, he entered the transfer portal and committed to Vanderbilt University, but later rescinded his commitment and returned to the Spartans for his junior year.^[51][52] As a junior at Michigan State in 2025, Dzierwa started 15 games and went 8–3 with a 2.36 ERA and 104 strikeouts.^[53] After the season, he was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the second round of the 2025 Major League Baseball draft.^[54] He signed with the team for $1.5 million.^[55]

Dzierwa was named to Baltimore's Spring Breakout roster during 2026 spring training and was named to the MLB All-Spring Breakout team.^[56][57] He made his professional debut in 2026 with the High-A Frederick Keys.^[58] Over eight starts with Frederick, Dzierwa had a 5–1 record with a 2.21 ERA before he was promoted to the Double-A Chesapeake Baysox in mid-May.^[59] He was selected to represent the Orioles at the 2026 All-Star Futures Game alongside Ike Irish.^[60]

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Payton Eeles

Payton Lee Eeles (born November 16, 1999) is an American professional baseball infielder in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

Eeles attended Allatoona High School in Acworth, Georgia, and played college baseball at Cedarville University and Coastal Carolina University. After going undrafted in 2023, he signed with the Chicago Dogs of the American Association of Professional Baseball. In 2024, he played in six games for the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB) before having his contract purchased by the Minnesota Twins.^[61]

Eeles started his Twins career with the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels before being promoted to the Cedar Rapids Kernels and St. Paul Saints.^[62]

In 2025, Eeles made 99 appearances split between St. Paul, Cedar Rapids, and Fort Myers, slashing a combined .261/.382/.332 with four home runs, 34 RBIs, and 27 stolen bases.

On November 21, 2025, Eeles was traded to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Alex Jackson.^[63]

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Aron Estrada

Aron De Jesus Estrada (born January 13, 2005) is a Venezuelan professional baseball second baseman and outfielder in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

Estrada signed with the Baltimore Orioles as an international free agent in January 2022.^[64] He made his professional debut that season with the Dominican Summer League Orioles. He played 2023 with the Florida Complex League Orioles and 2024 with the Delmarva Shorebirds and Aberdeen IronBirds.

Estrada played 2025 with Aberdeen and the Chesapeake Baysox.^[65][66] The Orioles invited him to spring training in 2026.

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Victor Figueroa

Victor Enrique Figueroa (born December 31, 2003) is an American professional first baseman in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

Figueroa attended River Ridge High School in New Port Richey, Florida and played college baseball at Mississippi Valley State University and Florida SouthWestern State College. He was selected by the San Diego Padres in the 18th round of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft.^[67] He made his professional debut that year with the Arizona Complex League Padres and was later promoted to the Lake Elsinore Storm.^[68][69]

On July 31, 2025, the Padres traded Figueroa, Boston Bateman, Tyson Neighbors, Tanner Smith, Brandon Butterworth, and Cobb Hightower to the Baltimore Orioles for Ramón Laureano and Ryan O'Hearn.^[70] He started his Orioles career with the Aberdeen IronBirds. He started 2026 with the Frederick Keys.

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Michael Forret

Michael Steven Forret (born April 6, 2004) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

Forret attended Providence High School in Charlotte, North Carolina and played college baseball at State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota.^[71] In 2023, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League.^[72] He was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 14th round of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.^[73]

Forret spent his first professional season in 2024 with the Delmarva Shorebirds and Aberdeen IronBirds, accumulating a 6-8 record and 3.88 ERA with 124 strikeouts in 99+2⁄3 innings pitched across 26 appearances (17 starts).^[74]

On December 19, 2025, the Orioles traded Forret (alongside Austin Overn, Slater de Brun, and Caden Bodine) to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Shane Baz.^[75] Forret was assigned to the Montgomery Biscuits to begin the 2026 season and was promoted to the Durham Bulls in June.

On August 3, 2026, the Rays traded Forret back to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Tyler Wells.^[76]

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Zach Fruit

Zachary Tyler Fruit (born April 12, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

Fruit attended Dundee High School in Dundee, Michigan and played college baseball at Lansing Community College, Eastern Michigan University and Troy University.^[77] In 2021, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.^[78] He was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the ninth round of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.^[79]

Fruit made his professional debut in 2024 with the Aberdeen IronBirds.^[80][81] He started 2025 with the Chesapeake Baysox.

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Nate George

Nathan Justin George (born June 4, 2006) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

George attended Minooka High School in Minooka, Illinois, where he played baseball and competed in track and field.^[82] As a senior in 2024, he hit .404 with nine home runs and 22 stolen bases.^[83] After his senior year, he was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 16th round of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft.^[84] He signed with the team for $455,000, forgoing his commitment to play college baseball at Northwest Florida State College.^[85]

George made his professional debut in 2025 with the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Orioles, where he hit .383 with three home runs and 13 stolen bases over 23 games.^[86] In June, he was promoted to the Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds, with whom he batted .337 with one home run, 21 RBIs, and 25 stolen bases over 43 games.^[87] He was promoted once again to the High-A Aberdeen IronBirds in August.^[88] Over 21 games with Aberdeen to end his first professional season, George hit .291 with one home run, seven RBIs, and 12 stolen bases.^[89] In total for the 2025 season, George played 87 games and slashed .337/.413/.483 with five home runs, 42 RBIs, and 50 stolen bases.^[90] The Orioles named George their Minor League Player of the Year.^[91] Following the 2025 season, George was considered a top prospect and ranked #78 on The Athletic's Top 100 prospects list.^[92]

George was assigned to the High-A Frederick Keys to open the 2026 season.^[93] On May 7, he was placed on the injured list with an undisclosed medical issue.^[94]

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Nestor German

Nestor German (born February 26, 2002) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

German attended Chief Sealth International High School in Seattle, Washington and played college baseball at Seattle University. He was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 11th round of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.^[95]

German spent his first professional season in 2024 with the Delmarva Shorebirds and Aberdeen IronBirds. He pitched 2025 with Aberdeen, Chesapeake Baysox and Norfolk Tides.^[96] He opened the 2026 season with Norfolk.

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Caden Hunter

Caden Marc Hunter (born October 16, 2003) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

Hunter attended Granite Bay High School in Granite Bay, California and played the 2023 and 2024 college baseball seasons at Sierra College.^[97] He then transferred to the University of Southern California where he played the 2025 season for the USC Trojans.^[98] He appeared in 16 games (making 14 starts) for USC in 2025 and went 6-6 with a 5.50 ERA and 79 strikeouts across 70+1⁄3 innings.^[99]

Hunter was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the sixth round of the 2025 Major League Baseball draft.^[100][101] Hunter made his professional debut in 2026 with the Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds and was promoted to the High-A Frederick Keys in May.^[102] In July, he was promoted to the Double-A Chesapeake Baysox.^[103]

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Jaiden Lo Re

Jaiden Lo Re (born February 10, 2007) is an American professional baseball infielder in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

Lo Re attended Corona del Sol High School in Tempe, Arizona.^[104] He was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the fifth round of the 2025 Major League Baseball draft.^[105]

Lo Re made his professional debut in 2026 with the Florida Complex League Orioles and was promoted to the Delmarva Shorebirds during the season.^[106]

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Esteban Mejía

Esteban Mejía (born March 7, 2007) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

Mejía signed with the Baltimore Orioles as an international free agent on January 15, 2024.^[107] He made his professional debut that season with the Dominican Summer League Orioles.

Mejía started the 2025 season with the rookie-level Florida Complex League Orioles and was promoted to the Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds during the season.^[108]

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Brock Moore

Brock Nicholas Moore (born May 17, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

Moore attended University High School of Indiana in Carmel, Indiana and played college baseball at Danville Area Community College, Menlo College and the University of Oregon. He was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the seventh round of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft.^[109] He made his professional debut that year with the Modesto Nuts.

Moore pitched 2025 with the Everett AquaSox and started 2026 with Everett before being promoted to the Arkansas Travelers.^[110] On August 3, 2026, the Mariners traded Moore, Harrison Kreiling, and Alex Hoppe to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for outfielder Taylor Ward.^[111]

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Tyson Neighbors

Tyson Neighbors (born October 9, 2002) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

Neighbors attended Royse City High School in Royse City, Texas, where he played baseball.^[112] As a senior in 2021, he batted .500 with 11 home runs alongside striking out 52 batters over 21 innings.^[113] Unselected in the 2021 Major League Baseball draft, Neighbors enrolled at Kansas State University where he played college baseball for the Wildcats.

As a freshman at Kansas State in 2022, Neighbors appeared in nine games and had a 5.40 earned run average (ERA) and 13 strikeouts across 8+1⁄3 innings.^[114] After the season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Mankato MoonDogs of the Northwoods League.^[115] In 2023 for Kansas State, he appeared in 25 games and pitched to a 5–1 record, a 1.85 ERA, 86 strikeouts, and 11 saves.^[116] That summer, he was named to the United States national baseball team alongside Wildcat teammate Kaelen Culpepper.^[117] As a junior for Kansas State in 2024, Neighbors made 22 relief appearances and went 1–2 with a 3.96 ERA, 61 strikeouts, and nine saves over 38+2⁄3 innings. After the season, he was selected by the San Diego Padres in the fourth round of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft.^[118][119] He signed for $600,000.^[120]

Neighbors made his professional debut with the Single-A Lake Elsinore Storm, posting a 3.86 ERA with nine strikeouts over four appearances.^[121] He was assigned to the High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps to open the 2025 season.^[122] In June, Neighbors was promoted to the Double-A San Antonio Missions.^[123]

On July 31, 2025, Neighbors (alongside Boston Bateman, Tanner Smith, Brandon Butterworth, Victor Figueroa and Cobb Hightower) was traded to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Ramón Laureano and Ryan O'Hearn.^[124] He was assigned to the Double-A Chesapeake Baysox.^[125] Over 44 relief appearances between Fort Wayne, San Antonio, and Chesapeake, Neighbors went 5–0 with a 1.53 ERA, 83 strikeouts, and 22 walks over 59 innings.^[126] Neighbors returned to Chesapeake to start the 2026 season.^[127]

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Juan Núñez

Juan Antonio Núñez (born December 7, 2000) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

On November 14, 2019, Núñez signed with the Minnesota Twins as an international free agent. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[128] Núñez made his professional debut in 2021 with the Dominican Summer League Twins, posting a 2–4 record and 2.14 ERA with 62 strikeouts across 11 games (10 starts).^[129] He began the 2022 campaign with the rookie-level Florida Complex League Twins, logging a 4.85 ERA in 8 games (7 starts).^[130]

On August 2, 2022, the Minnesota Twins traded Núñez, Cade Povich, Yennier Canó, and Juan Rojas to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Jorge López.^[131] He split the remainder of the season with the rookie-level Florida Complex League Orioles and Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds.

Núñez split the 2023 campaign between Delmarva and the High-A Aberdeen IronBirds. In 26 games (19 starts) split between the two affiliates, he compiled an 0–6 record and 3.96 ERA with 125 strikeouts and 2 saves across 104+2⁄3 innings pitched.^[132] Núñez returned to Aberdeen in 2024, but struggled with injury, posting a 2.45 ERA with 38 strikeouts in 7 games (4 starts).^[133]

On December 11, 2024, the San Diego Padres selected Núñez from the Orioles in the Rule 5 draft.^[134] On March 25, 2025, Núñez was returned to the Orioles organization.^[135] He made eight appearances (three starts) for the Double-A Chesapeake Baysox, struggling to an 0–1 record and 7.07 ERA with 26 strikeouts over 14 innings of work.

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Alex Pham

Alexander Jianjiang Pham (born October 9, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

Pham attended Moreau Catholic High School in Hayward, California, and played college baseball at the University of San Francisco. He was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 19th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.^[136]

Pham spent his first professional season with the Florida Complex League Orioles and Delmarva Shorebirds. He pitched 2022 with the Florida Complex Orioles, Delmarva and the Aberdeen IronBirds. He started 2023 with Aberdeen before being promoted to the Bowie Baysox.^[137][138]

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JT Quinn

Jonathan Thomas Quinn (born April 22, 2004) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

Quinn attended Berkeley Preparatory School in Tampa, Florida and played college baseball at the University of Mississippi and the University of Georgia. As a sophomore at Ole Miss, he totaled an 8.84 ERA in 11 appearances, before transferring to Georgia.^[139][140] During his junior year in 2025, Quinn made 17 appearances and accumulated a 2.75 ERA and 49 strikeouts over 36 innings pitched.^[141] That summer, he briefly played in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Chatham Anglers.^[142][143] Quinn was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the second round of the 2025 Major League Baseball draft.^[144] He signed with Baltimore for a $1.15 million bonus.^[145]

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Patrick Reilly

Patrick Michael Reilly (born October 7, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

Reilly attended Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft, New Jersey and played college baseball at Vanderbilt University.^[146] In 2021 and 2022, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and returned to the league in 2023 with the Bourne Braves.^{[147][148][149]}

Reilly was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the fifth round, with the 140th overall selection, of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.^[150] He made his professional debut with the Single-A Bradenton Marauders. He began 2024 with the High-A Greensboro Grasshoppers, posting a 5–4 record and 3.38 ERA with 108 strikeouts in 88 innings pitched across 19 starts.^[151]

On July 30, 2024, the Pirates traded Reilly to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Billy Cook.^[152] He spent the remainder of the year with the Double-A Bowie Baysox, logging a 1–1 record and 3.73 ERA with 38 strikeouts in 31+1⁄3 innings pitched across 8 games (6 starts).^[153]

Reilly began the 2025 season with the Double-A Chesapeake Baysox, and posted a 1.86 ERA with eight strikeouts over three starts. On May 15, 2025, Reilly was ruled out for the remainder of the season after undergoing UCL surgery.^[154]

Reilly is a power right-hander with a fastball that routinely sits in the mid-to-upper 90s and can touch 98 mph. His secondary offerings include a tight, high-spin slider and an improving changeup, giving him the potential for a solid three-pitch mix. His strikeout numbers have remained strong throughout college and into pro ball, although inconsistent command has occasionally limited his effectiveness. Evaluators project him as a potential high-leverage reliever or back-end starter, depending on how his command develops post-injury.^[155][156]

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Reed Trimble

William Reed Trimble (born June 6, 2000) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Trimble was born and grew up in Brandon, Mississippi, and attended Northwest Rankin High School.^[157] He played college baseball for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. As a true freshman in 2020, he batted .275 with 12 RBI before the season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic.^[158] As a redshirt freshman in 2021, Trimble hit .345 with 17 home runs and tied for the most RBI in NCAA Division I with 72.^[159]

Trimble was selected in the Competitive Balance Round B round with the 65th overall pick in the 2021 Major League Baseball draft by the Baltimore Orioles.^[160] He signed with the team on July 24, 2021, and received an $800,000 signing bonus.^[161] Trimble split his first professional season between the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Orioles and the Low-A East Delmarva Shorebirds, batting .200 over 22 games between the two affiliates.^[162] He underwent surgery on his left shoulder following the season's end.^[163]

Trimble split the 2025 campaign between the FCL Orioles, High-A Aberdeen IronBirds, Double-A Chesapeake Baysox, and Triple-A Norfolk Tides; in 90 appearances for the four affiliates, he batted a cumulative .259/.342/.486 with 17 home runs, 49 RBI, and 21 stolen bases. On November 18, 2025, the Orioles added Trimble to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.^[164]

Trimble was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk to begin the 2026 season.^[165]

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Levi Wells

Levi Richard Wells (born September 21, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

Wells attended La Porte High School in La Porte, Texas and played college baseball at Texas Tech University and Texas State University.^[166] In 2022, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League.^[167] He was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the fourth round of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.^[168]

Wells made his professional debut in 2024 with the Aberdeen IronBirds and started 2025 with the Chesapeake Baysox.

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Creed Willems

Creed Willems (born June 4, 2003) is an American professional baseball catcher and first baseman in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

Willems attended Aledo High School in Aledo, Texas.^[169] He was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the eighth round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.^[170] He made his professional debut that year with the Florida Complex League Orioles.^[171]

Willems played 2022 with the Delmarva Shorebirds and 2023 with Delmarva and the Aberdeen IronBirds.^[172] He played 2024 with Aberdeen and the Bowie Baysox.^[173] After the season he played in the Arizona Fall League for the Surprise Saguaros.^[174][175]

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