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Reds Call Up Chase Burns for Tuesday Debut Against Yankees

After posting a 1.77 ERA with 89 strikeouts across three minor league levels, the 22-year-old right-hander fills rotation spots created by injuries to Wade Miley, Hunter Greene.

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GOODYEAR, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 18: Chase Burns of the Cincinnati Reds poses for a portrait during photo day at the Cincinnati Reds Player Development Complex on February 18, 2025 in Goodyear, Arizona. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)

Overview

  • Burns is scheduled to make his major league debut on Tuesday, June 24, at Great American Ball Park against the New York Yankees.
  • The Wake Forest product was selected second overall in the 2024 draft and signed a $9.25 million bonus with Cincinnati.
  • Cincinnati fast-tracked Burns through High-A, Double-A and Triple-A this season, managing his workload to build strength and efficiency.
  • His arsenal features a fastball that can reach 102 mph, an upper-80s slider rated among the minors’ best secondary pitches and a changeup that has limited left-handers to a .176 average.
  • With the rotation short-handed and vying for a National League wild-card spot, manager Terry Francona and GM Brad Meador have praised Burns’s poise and readiness.