The night belonged to both sides of the blockbuster, but for the Orioles’ newest prize, the message was loud and clear: Eyanson is already looking right at home.
In Double-A Chesapeake’s 5-4 loss to Portland at Prince George’s Stadium, the right-hander carved through his former organization with eight strikeouts and no walks over six innings of one-run ball. He needed 91 pitches to get through the outing, and 61 of them were strikes.
That performance came on the same night Adley Rutschman, the three-time All-Star catcher and the key piece in the trade, delivered for Boston by homering twice in his return to Baltimore. Eyanson, though, made his own statement for the Orioles against the team that had just dealt him.
Since the Trade Deadline move, the Orioles’ No. 2 prospect has piled up 40 strikeouts against only eight walks across 27 innings. Even more eye-catching: he has struck out at least seven batters in all five of his Baysox appearances.
The 2025 third-round pick has leaned on a pair of plus offerings - his fastball and slider - and has been able to go after hitters aggressively in 2026. Before the trade, he was doing plenty of damage for the Sea Dogs, where he struck out 60 and posted a 1.69 ERA over 48 innings.
It’s been a rapid rise for the 21-year-old, and it’s all happened in his first season as a professional. He didn’t pitch after being drafted last summer, then opened this year at High-A Greenville before the deal changed everything.
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