| Chase Burns | |
|---|---|
 Burns with Tennessee in 2023 | |
| Cincinnati Reds | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born:January 16, 2003 Naples, Italy | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Chase David Burns (born January 16,2003) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization. He previously played college baseball for the Tennessee Volunteers and Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Once hailed a top high school prospect,Burns was drafted 2nd overall in the 2024 MLB Draft by the Reds.
Burns grew up in Gallatin,Tennessee and initially attended Station Camp High School. He transferred Beech Senior High School before the start of his senior year. [1] Burns was selected in the 20th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft by the San Diego Padres,but did not sign with the team. [2]
Burns entered his freshman season at Tennessee as a member of the Volunteers' starting rotation. [3] [4] He finished the season with a 8-2 record and 2.91 ERA with 103 strikeouts in 81+1⁄3 innings pitched. Burns was named the Freshman Pitcher of the Year by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association at the end of the season. [5]
Burns entered his sophomore season as a member of the Volunteers' starting rotation, but was moved to a relief role midway through the season after going 2-3 with a 6.10 ERA as starter. [6] In postseason play, Burns allowed only one run scored and struck out 22 over 16 innings pitched, including throwing six scoreless innings with nine strikeouts in a 6-4 win over Stanford in the 2023 Men's College World Series. [7] He finished the season with a 5-3 record and two saves with a 4.25 ERA and 114 strikeouts over 72 innings pitched. After the season, Burns entered the NCAA transfer portal. [8]
Burns ultimately transferred to Wake Forest. [9]
The Cincinnati Reds selected Burns in the first round of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft with the second overall pick. On July 18, he signed with the team for $9.25 million, breaking the MLB signing bonus record set by Paul Skenes the year prior. [10]
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