The Severna Park High School graduate, who was drafted 27th overall by the Padres in 2021, has risen quickly through the San Diego organization. He ended 2023 in Double-A as a 20-year-old.
Burnes becomes the fifth All-Star starting pitcher in Orioles history, and the first since Steve Stone in 1980. Jim Palmer, Milt Pappas and Jerry Walker have also started All-Star Games for Baltimore.
The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case of former President Donald Trump dismissed the prosecution, siding with defense lawyers who said the special counsel who filed the charges was illegally appointed.
Vance Honeycutt boasts advanced power and hard-contact ability to go with the skills to play a true, standout center field and steal some bases. Even if he can’t improve his whiffs and swing decisions, those types of guys typically make it to the majors.
The Orioles stuck with their tried-and-true model, making Honeycutt the fifth college hitter Elias has plucked with his top selection in the six drafts he’s overseen in Baltimore.
After taking North Carolina outfielder Vance Honeycutt with the 22nd pick of the draft, the Orioles doubled up on Virginia players: shortstop Griff O’Ferrall and catcher Ethan Anderson.
The FBI early Sunday identified the shooter who attempted to assassinate President Donald Trump as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.
Jill Colvin, Julie Carr Smyth, Colleen Long, Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo and Michelle L. Price, Associated Press
New York has called Baltimore's integrity into question while going after its batters. What else will it take for the slumping Orioles to play with fire?