"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 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.

The Orioles used the first of several early draft picks to select Auburn catcher/right fielder Ike Irish, continuing the trend of college hitters.