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The Orioles tonight selected seven players in the first three rounds of the 2025 First-Year Player Draft: C IKE IRISH (No. 19), C CADEN BODINE (No. 30), SS WEHIWA ALOY (No. 31), CF SLATER DE BRUN (No. 37), LHP JOSEPH DZIERWA (No. 58), RHP JT QUINN (No. 69), and CF RJ AUSTIN (No. 93).
Irish, 21, hit .364/.469/.710 (78-for-214) with 13 doubles, two triples, 19 home runs, 65 runs, 58 RBI, 33 walks, and 11 stolen bases in 55 games during his junior season at Auburn University (AL). As a sophomore, he hit .319/.403/.627 (59-for-185) with 11 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs, 47 runs, 59 RBI, 23 walks, and five stolen bases in 47 games. Following the season, he played in 34 games for the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod League, hitting .325/.438/.433 (39-for-120) with five doubles, one triple, two home runs, 23 runs, 12 RBI, 20 walks, and eight stolen bases. He was named to the Southeastern Conference All-Freshman Team in 2023, leading the Tigers in batting average (.361), hits (86), and doubles (24), followed by a 28-game stint with the Brewster Whitecaps in the Cape Cod League. His father, Jeff, was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the seventh round of the 1989 First-Year Player Draft. Irish was ranked as the No. 11 overall draft prospect by MLB Pipeline and No. 13 by Baseball America.
Bodine, 21, hit .318/.454/.461 (78-for-245) with 18 doubles, one triple, five home runs, 55 runs, 42 RBI, 47 walks, and two stolen bases in 67 games during his junior season at Coastal Carolina University (SC). Through three seasons with Coastal Carolina, he threw out a program-record-tying 46 baserunners. He was named the winner of the 2025 Buster Posey Award, given annually to the nation’s top catcher, and a Rawlings Gold Glove Award recipient, becoming the first catcher in program history to receive the honor. Bodine was named a First-Team All-American by the College Baseball Foundation and D1Baseball, as well as an All-Sun Belt First Team honoree. In his sophomore year, he hit .328/.411/.523 (79-for-241) with 20 doubles, nine home runs, 50 runs, 71 RBI, 31 walks, and three stolen bases across 60 games. During his freshman year season in 2023, he hit .367/.456/.609 (79-for-215) with 17 doubles, one triple, 11 home runs, 65 runs, 47 RBI, 34 walks, and one stolen base in 56 games. Bodine was ranked as the No. 29 overall draft prospect by Baseball America and No. 32 by MLB Pipeline.
Aloy, 21, hit .350/.434/.673 (93-for-266) with 19 doubles, two triples, 21 home runs, 81 runs, 68 RBI, 32 walks, and nine stolen bases in 65 games during his junior season at the University of Arkansas. He became the third player in program history to win the Golden Spikes Award, along with Kevin Kopps (2021) and Andrew Benintendi (2015). Aloy was the second Razorback in program history to be named the SEC Player of the Year, joining Benintendi in 2015. He was named to the All-SEC Second Team as a sophomore, hitting .270/.355/.485 (64-for-237) with nine doubles, 14 home runs, 45 runs, 56 RBI, 25 walks, and seven stolen bases in 60 games. Aloy began his collegiate career at Sacramento State, hitting .376/.427/.662 (88-for-234) with 15 doubles, five triples, 14 home runs, 69 runs, 46 RBI, and 15 walks in 56 games. He became the fifth player in program history to earn Western Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year honors, joining Parker Brahms (2017), Sam Long (2014), Chris Lewis (2013), and Rhys Hoskins (2012). His father, Jaime, played baseball at the University of Hawai’i and was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 48th round of the 1999 First-Year Player Draft. Aloy was ranked as the No. 16 overall prospect by Baseball America and No. 17 by MLB Pipeline.
de Brun, 18, hit .370/.586/.603 with nine doubles, one triple, two home runs, 26 RBI, and 22 stolen bases in 29 games during his senior season at Summit High School (OR). He played for USA Baseball’s 18U National Team. He is committed to Vanderbilt University (TN). de Brun was ranked as the No. 24 overall prospect by MLB Pipeline and No. 30 by Baseball America.
Dzierwa, 21, was named the 2025 Big Ten Pitcher of the Year during his junior season at Michigan State University, going 8-3 with a 2.36 ERA (24 ER/91.2 IP) and 104 strikeouts across 15 starts. He went 6-3 with a 4.07 ERA (38 ER/84.0 IP) and 91 strikeouts in 14 starts as a sophomore, followed by a three-start stint with the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod League, throwing 11.0 scoreless innings. As a freshman in 2023, he went 6-4 with 5.69 ERA (47 ER/74.1 IP) and 60 strikeouts across 16 appearances (13 starts). His father, Matthew, played football at Northwestern University (IL) from 1988-92. He was ranked as the No. 50 overall prospect by Baseball America and No. 74 by MLB Pipeline.
Quinn, 21, pitched to a 1-1 record with a 2.75 ERA (11 ER/36.0 IP), one save, and 49 strikeouts in 17 appearances (7 starts) during his junior year at the University of Georgia. He made three starts for the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod League, pitching to a 1-2 record with a 2.57 ERA (4 ER/14.0 IP) with two walks and 25 strikeouts. Quinn spent his freshman and sophomore seasons with the University of Mississippi, appearing in a combined 28 games (15 starts). He was ranked as the No. 127 overall prospect by MLB Pipeline and No. 144 by Baseball America.
Austin, 21, hit .257/.353/.383 (59-for-230) with 15 doubles, four triples, two home runs, 45 runs, 42 RBI, 21 walks, and 22 stolen bases in 59 games during his junior season at Vanderbilt University (TN), earning All-SEC Defensive Team honors. As a sophomore, he led the Commodores in batting average (.335), hits (81), RBI (54), and stolen bases (28). He appeared in 62 games as a freshman, hitting .257/.351/.390 (62-for-241) with 11 doubles, seven home runs, 40 runs, 43 RBI, 29 walks, and four stolen bases. His father, Reggie, played for the Chicago Bears from 1999-2003, and his cousin, Jay, was selected by the Houston Astros in the second round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. Austin was ranked as the No. 112 overall prospect by MLB Pipeline and No. 189 by Baseball America.
