Overview

• Irish never hit below .319 in three seasons at Auburn and earned multiple All-America and First-Team All-SEC honors
• As a junior he recorded a .364/.469/.710 slash line with a 1.179 OPS, 19 home runs and 58 RBIs while striking out just 14.8% of the time
• MLB rated him the 11th overall prospect and college baseball’s top bat, and he was a Golden Spikes Award semifinalist
• After fracturing his right scapula in March, Irish spent most of his junior year in right field and Baltimore intends to keep him there
• His professional approach at the plate—posting more walks than strikeouts each season—aligns with the Orioles’ focus on polished college hitters