Baltimore Orioles minor league players

Below are select minor league players and the rosters of the minor league affiliates of the Baltimore Orioles:

Justin Armbruester
Justin David Armbruester (born October 21, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

Armbruester attended Eastside Catholic School in Sammamish, Washington, and played on their baseball team. He played two years of college baseball at Pacific Lutheran University before playing two seasons at the University of New Mexico. During his senior year in 2021, he started 13 games and went 5–2 with a 3.58 ERA and 101 strikeouts over 77 innings, and was named the Mountain West Conference Pitcher of the Year. He was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 12th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.

Armbruester signed with the Orioles and made his professional debut with the Florida Complex League Orioles before he was promoted to the Delmarva Shorebirds. Over $9 1⁄3$ innings, he posted a 1.93 ERA with 16 strikeouts. He opened the 2022 season with the Aberdeen IronBirds and was promoted to the Bowie Baysox in mid-June. Over 26 games (22 starts) between the two teams, he went 6–2 with a 3.85 ERA and 126 strikeouts over 117 innings. Armbruester returned to Bowie to open the 2023 season and was promoted to the Norfolk Tides in mid-June. Over 26 games (25 starts) with the two teams, he went 6-6 with a 3.56 ERA and 109 strikeouts over $121 1⁄3$ innings.


 * New Mexico Lobos bio
 * New Mexico Lobos bio

Samuel Basallo
Samuel Alexander Basallo (born August 13, 2004) is a Dominican professional baseball catcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

Basallo signed with the Baltimore Orioles as an international free agent in January 2021. He made his professional debut that year with the Dominican Summer League Orioles.

Basallo played 2022 with the Florida Complex League Orioles and started 2023 with the Delmarva Shorebirds. With Delmarva, he was chosen for the 2023 Carolina League Most Valuable Player Award and Top MLB Prospect Award.

Carter Baumler
Carter Cornelius Baumler (born January 31, 2002) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

Baumler grew up in Grimes, Iowa, and attended Dowling Catholic High School. He had committed to play college baseball at TCU.

Baumler was selected in the 5th round of the 2020 MLB draft by the Baltimore Orioles. He signed with the team and received a $1.5 million signing bonus. Baumler did not play minor league baseball as the minor league season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He took part in the Orioles' fall instructional league, but tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow, requiring him to undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the entire 2021 season. Baumler was assigned to the Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds in May 2022 to begin his professional career.

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. 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.

Kyle Brnovich
Kyle Griffin Brnovich (born October 20, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

Brnovich attended King's Ridge Christian School in Milton, Georgia, and played college baseball at Elon University. In 2018, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League. As a junior in 2019, he started 14 games and went 7–3 with a 3.66 ERA and 110 strikeouts over 86 innings. After the season, he was selected by the Los Angeles Angels in the eighth round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.

On December 4, 2019, Brnovich (alongside Isaac Mattson, Kyle Bradish, and Zach Peek) was traded to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Dylan Bundy. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the season. He made his professional debut in 2021 with the Aberdeen IronBirds of the High-A East and was promoted to the Bowie Baysox of the Double-A Northeast during the season. Over 23 games (19 starts) between the two teams, he went 6–2 with a 3.32 ERA and 123 strikeouts over 95 innings. Brnovich was assigned to the Norfolk Tides of the Triple-A International League to begin the 2022 season. After two starts, he was placed on the injured list with an elbow sprain. He underwent Tommy John surgery shortly after, forcing him to miss all of the 2022 season.


 * Elon Phoenix bio
 * Elon Phoenix bio

Noah Denoyer
Noah William Denoyer (born February 17, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

Denoyer played college baseball at San Joaquin Delta College. He signed with the Baltimore Orioles as an undrafted free agent on August 5, 2019. In his first professional season, he posted a 4.50 ERA across 3 appearances for the rookie–level Gulf Coast League Orioles. Denoyer did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

After the 2022 season, he played in the Arizona Fall League.

On November 15, 2022, the Orioles added Denoyer added him to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. Denoyer was optioned to the Triple-A Norfolk Tides to begin the 2023 season. On June 13, 2023, Denoyer was designated for assignment by Baltimore following the promotion of Mark Kolozsvary. He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Norfolk on June 20. In 25 appearances for Norfolk, Denoyer struggled to a 5.61 ERA with 63 strikeouts in $51 1⁄3$ innings pitched. On September 15, it was announced that Denoyer had undergone Tommy John surgery, ending his 2023 season and likely ruling him out for the 2024 season as well.

Hudson Haskin
Hudson Meagher Haskin (born December 31, 1998) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

Haskin attended Avon Old Farms School in Avon, Connecticut, where he broke George Springer's school record for career stolen bases with 36. He was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the 39th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and instead enrolled at Tulane University where he played college baseball for the Tulane Green Wave.

Haskin immediately became a starter in the outfield as a freshman in 2019 for the Green Wave. Over 56 games, he batted .372 with ten home runs, 52 RBIs, 19 doubles, and 77 hits. That summer, he played in the New England Collegiate Baseball League for the Newport Gulls with whom he hit .306 with five home runs over 32 games and was named an All-Star. As a sophomore in 2020, Haskin batted .333 over 17 games before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the second round with the 39th overall selection of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft. He signed for $1.9 million.

Haskin made his professional debut in 2021 with the Delmarva Shorebirds of the Low-A East and was promoted to the Aberdeen IronBirds of the High-A East in mid-July. He suffered a thumb fracture in August, forcing his season to end early. Over 83 games between the two teams, he slashed .276/.381/.406 with five home runs, 42 RBIs, 22 stolen bases, and 19 doubles. He was assigned to the Bowie Baysox of the Double-A Eastern League for the 2022 season. Over 109 games, he slashed .264/.367/.455 with 15 home runs, 56 RBIs, and 23 doubles. To open the 2023 season, he was assigned to the Norfolk Tides of the Triple-A International League. He played in 33 games before he underwent season-ending hip surgery.


 * Tulane Green Wave bio
 * Tulane Green Wave bio

Coby Mayo
Coby Gerald Mayo (born December 10, 2001) is an American professional baseball third baseman in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

Mayo attended Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. As a sophomore in 2018, he batted .388 with seven home runs. He also survived the Stoneman Douglas shooting. As a junior in 2019, he hit .391 with four home runs. During the summer of 2019, he was named to the Under Armour All-America Baseball Game at Wrigley Field. As a senior in 2020, he batted .455 before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the fourth round with the 103rd overall selection of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft. He signed for $1.75 million, forgoing his commitment to play college baseball at the University of Florida.

Mayo did not play a professional game after signing due to the cancellation of the minor league season. He missed time at the beginning of the 2021 season due to a knee injury. He made his professional debut that July with the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Orioles and was promoted to the Delmarva Shorebirds of the Low-A East in August. Over 53 games between the two clubs, Mayo slashed .319/.426/.555 with nine home runs, 41 RBIs, 14 doubles, and 11 stolen bases. Following the season's end, he spent time at Ed Smith Stadium participating in Baltimore's fall instructional league. He was assigned to the Aberdeen IronBirds of the High-A South Atlantic League to begin the 2022 season. In late June, he was promoted to the Bowie Baysox of the Double-A Eastern League. In early July, he was placed on the injured list with back spasms before rehabbing with the Florida Complex League Orioles and being activated in early August. Over 104 games between the three teams, Mayo slashed .247/.326/.456 with 19 home runs, 69 RBIs, and twenty doubles. To open the 2023 season, he returned to Bowie. In early July, he was promoted to the Norfolk Tides of the Triple-A International League. Over 140 games between the two teams, he slashed .290/.410/.563 with 29 home runs, 99 RBIs, and 45 doubles. He won the 2023 Eastern League Most Valuable Player Award.

Mayo was a non-roster invitee to Orioles spring training in 2024, and batted .326 with one home run and 11 RBIs. He was assigned to Norfolk to open the season.



Chayce McDermott
Chayce Michael McDermott (born August 22, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

McDermott grew up in Anderson, Indiana, and attended Pendleton Heights High School.

McDermott played college baseball at Ball State University. He tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow prior to the start of his freshman season, requiring him to undergo Tommy John surgery and redshirt the year. McDermott was limited in his redshirt freshman season due to post-surgery restrictions. As a redshirt junior, McDermott went 8–2 with a 3.05 ERA and 125 strikeouts in $82 2/2$ innings pitched and was named second team All-Mid-American Conference.

McDermott was selected in the 4th round by the Houston Astros in the 2021 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the team on July 17, 2021, and received a $375,000 signing bonus. After signing, McDermott was assigned to the Rookie League Florida Complex League Astros, where he made one appearance before being promoted to the Low-A Fayetteville Woodpeckers.

The Astros traded McDermott to the Baltimore Orioles in a three-team trade on August 1, 2022, in which the Houston Astros acquired Trey Mancini from Baltimore and Jayden Murray from the Tampa Bay Rays, the Rays acquired José Siri from the Houston Astros, and the Orioles also acquired Seth Johnson from the Rays. The Orioles assigned him to the Aberdeen Ironbirds of the High-A South Atlantic League.

On May 19, 2023, while with the Double-A Bowie Baysox, McDermott was part of a combined no-hitter that was thrown against the Altoona Curve. McDermott was the starting pitcher for Bowie, with Nolan Hoffman and Easton Lucas pitching in relief to seal the no-hit bid. He had a career-high eleven strikeouts and took a perfect-game attempt into the seventh inning of a 2–0 Norfolk Tides away win over the Nashville Sounds on May 3, 2024. It was also the second time in two consecutive years that he started a combined no-hitter, with Hoffman and Kaleb Ort coming out of the bullpen to complete the achievement.


 * Ball State Cardinals bio

Trey McGough
Trey Scott McGough (born March 29, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

McGough attended Ferndale Area Junior/Senior High School and played college baseball at Mount St. Mary's University. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 24th round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.

McGough signed with the Pirates and made his professional debut with the Bristol Pirates before he was promoted to the West Virginia Black Bears. Over 18 relief appearances between the two teams, he went 3–1 with a 3.86 ERA over $32 2⁄3$ innings. He did not play a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season. He opened the 2021 season with the Greensboro Grasshoppers and was promoted to the Altoona Curve in early June. He appeared in 24 games (19 starts) for the year, going 6–5 with a 3.19 ERA and ninety strikeouts over 130 innings. He was assigned to the Indianapolis Indians to begin the 2022 season, but pitched only $17 2⁄3$ innings due to injury.

On December 7, 2022, McGough was claimed by the Baltimore Orioles in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft. For the 2023 season, he pitched $20 2⁄3$ innings and had a 3.05 ERA. After the season, he was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Mesa Solar Sox.

Zach Peek
Zachary Allen Peek (born May 6, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

Peek attended Jefferson Forest High School in Forest, Virginia, and played college baseball at Winthrop University. In 2018, he played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Bourne Braves. As a junior in 2019, he started 14 games and went 7–3 with a 4.02 ERA and 91 strikeouts over $87 1⁄3$ innings. After the season, he was selected by the Los Angeles Angels in the sixth round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft and signed.

On December 4, 2019, Peek (alongside Kyle Bradish, Isaac Mattson, and Kyle Brnovich) was traded to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Dylan Bundy. After not playing a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season, he made his professional debut in 2021 with the Delmarva Shorebirds and was promoted to the Aberdeen IronBirds during the season. Over 23 games (16 starts) between the two teams, he went 6–3 with a 3.80 ERA and 122 strikeouts over ninety innings. He opened the 2022 season with the Bowie Baysox. He made 11 starts in which he went 0–3 with a 3.57 ERA and forty strikeouts over $45 1⁄3$ innings before undergoing Tommy John surgery, forcing him to miss the remainder of the season. Peek pitched only $10 2⁄3$ innings in 2023 while recovering. After the season, he was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Mesa Solar Sox.


 * Winthrop Eagles bio
 * Winthrop Eagles bio

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.

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.

John Rhodes
John Robert Rhodes (born August 15, 2000) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

Rhodes attended Chattanooga Christian School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he played baseball and basketball. As a senior in 2019, he hit .560 with 12 home runs and 43 RBIs. He went unselected in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft and enrolled at the University of Kentucky to play college baseball.

As a freshman at Kentucky in 2020, Rhodes batted .426 with ten doubles and 19 RBIs before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That summer, he played in the Northwoods League for the Fond Du Lac Dock Spiders where he hit .373. In 2021, Rhodes started all 52 of Kentucky's games and batted .251 with 11 home runs, 36 RBIs, 15 doubles and seven stolen bases. After the 2021 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Rhodes was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the third round with the 76th overall selection of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft. He signed for $1.375 million.

Rhodes made his professional debut with the Florida Complex League Orioles before being promoted to the Delmarva Shorebirds. Over 29 games between the two teams, he batted .259 with two home runs and 33 RBIs. He opened the 2022 season with the Aberdeen IronBirds. In late May, he was placed on the injured list with a wrist injury before returning to play in mid-June. In early August, he was promoted to the Bowie Baysox. Over 83 games between the two teams, he slashed .237/.359/.378 with five home runs, 44 RBIs, and 16 stolen bases. Rhodes returned to Bowie for the 2023 season, hitting .228 with 17 home runs and 69 RBIs over 108 games. After the season, he was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Mesa Solar Sox. Rhodes was assigned back to Bowie to open the 2024 season.


 * Kentucky Wildcats bio

Reed Trimble
William Reed Trimble (born June 6, 2000) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

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

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. He signed with the team on July 24, 2021, and received an $800,000 signing bonus. He 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 teams. He underwent surgery on his left shoulder following the season's end.


 * Southern Miss Golden Eagles bio

Ryan Watson
Ryan Traylor Watson (born November 15, 1997) is an American baseball pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

Watson grew up in Auburn, Alabama, and attended Auburn High School. He was selected in 39th round by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2016 Major League Baseball draft, but opted not to sign with the team.

Watson played college baseball at Auburn for four seasons. As a junior, he made 24 appearances and posted a 1–1 record with a 4.87 ERA. Watson made five appearances and had a 1.23 ERA with seven strikeouts in 2020 before the season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Watson was signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an undrafted free agent after going unselected in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft on June 15, 2020. He began the season with the Low-A Delmarva Shorebirds and was promoted to the High-A Aberdeen IronBirds after posting a 2.14 ERA in $33 2/3$ innings pitched. Watson was assigned to the Bowie Baysox of the Double-A Eastern League at the beginning of the 2022 season.


 * Auburn Tigers bio

Minor League Coordinators
The Orioles' Minor League Coordination staff consists of:


 * Field: Jeff Kunkel
 * Infield: Tim DeJohn
 * Complex Instruction: Matt Packer
 * Upper-Level Hitting: Sherman Johnson
 * Lower-Level Hitting: Brink Ambler
 * Director of Pitching: Chris Holt
 * Assistant Pitching: Adam Schuck
 * Upper-Level Pitching: Justin Ramsey
 * Lower-Level Pitching: Forrest Herrmann
 * Rehab Pitching: Dave Schmidt
 * Latin American Field: Samuel Vega
 * Latin American Pitching: Anderson Tavarez
 * Player Development, Complexes: Jackson McDonnell
 * Player Development, Technology: Joe Botelho
 * Player Development, Hitting Analyst: Dave Barry