The longtime owners of the Baltimore Orioles agreed to sell the franchise Wednesday. The club then executed a blockbuster trade Thursday.
The Orioles are acquiring former Cy Young Award winner Corbin Burnes from the Brewers, per multiple reports. Milwaukee will receive infielder Joey Ortiz, left-hander DL Hall and the No. 34 pick in the 2024 MLB Draft, ESPN reported.
Burnes, 29, posted a 3.39 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 200 strikeouts and a 127 ERA+ across 193.2 innings (32 starts) last season for the Brewers, with whom he spent the first six seasons of his MLB career. A free agent after 2024, Burnes previously indicated that he wouldn’t sign an extension with a new team if Milwaukee traded him.
The Orioles went 101-61 last season, which netted the No. 1 seed in the American League and the AL East title, before being swept by the eventual World Series champion Texas Rangers in the ALDS.
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