The Baltimore Orioles took Ike Irish 19th overall in the 2025 MLB Draft, giving Auburn baseball a first-round draftee for the first time since 2020.

"I don't think he's going to stop hitting," Auburn HC Butch Thompson said of Orioles first-round pick Ike Irish. "It's the most competitive at-bat that I have seen in my coaching career."

The Orioles didn’t stray from their preference for college bats in the first round of the 2025 draft. Only their season can be described as unpredictable.With the 19th overall pick tonight, the Orioles selected Auburn catcher Ike Irish.