Bryan Baker #43

Attended the University of North Florida and Choctawhatchee (Fla.) HS...His favorite sport growing up was basketball. He was named an All-Area basketball player in high school...His nickname is "Bake" or "Bake Show."...Is a self-described Harry Potter nerd...His grandfather, Ed Baker, played football at Auburn...His cousin, Matt Krembel, played golf at Army...Goes on an annual golf trip with his high school friends...Went to Myrtle Beach this past year...Participated in the 2023 Birdland Caravan...Hit 100.2 mph on 9/6/22 vs. TOR, the fastest pitch of his career...Named a unanimous Atlantic Sun First Team All-Conference selection as a junior at the University of North Florida in 2016...Named to the ASUN Academic All-Conference Team for the second straight season and the ASUN Academic Honor Roll for the third consecutive year...Had the lowest ERA (2.27) in the ASUN...Made a team-high 14 starts and struck out a staff-best 80 batters...Selected in the 40th round of the 2013 First-Year Player Draft out of high school by the Pittsburgh Pirates but did not sign.

2023

Went 4-3 with a 3.60 ERA (18 ER/45.0 IP) in 46 appearances with the O’s; set a career-high with 11 holds...Appeared on his second career Opening Day roster (2022)...Owned a 16.0-inning scoreless streak across 16 appearances from 4/2-5/4...Struck out Kevin Newman on a 97.9 mph fastball on 6/26 vs. CIN, his fastest strikeout pitch of the season...Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk on 8/2; recalled on 9/14...Set a career-high with 3.0 innings on 9/15 vs. TB, his last regular season MLB appearance of the year. Optioned to Norfolk after the game...Made his postseason debut in Game 2 of the ALDS vs. TEX. Allowed three runs on three walks in 0.1 inning. All three runs scored on a grand slam by Mitch Garver after Baker exited the game...Appeared in 13 games with Norfolk pitching to a 1-1 record, a 6.75 ERA (10 ER/13.1 IP) and 18 strikeouts. 

2022

Made his first career Opening Day roster and spent the entire season on the active roster after entering the year with one MLB appearance...Became the first Orioles rookie to pitch in 66 games since Mychal Givens had 66 appearances in 2016; his 66 appearances were tied with Cionel Pérez for second on the O’s (Tate, 67) and ranked third among MLB rookies...Ranked tied for seventh among rookie relievers with 1.4 fWAR, per FanGraphs...Had a 2.13 ERA (10 ER/42.1 IP) in his final 40 games compared to a 5.60 ERA (17 ER/27.1 IP) in his first 26 games (2 GS)...Did not surrender a run in his final 11 appearances (12.1 IP), allowing a total of five hits with 13 strikeouts; did not allow multiple runs in his last 22 appearances, pitching to a 1.82 ERA (5 ER/24.2 IP) in that span...Made two spot starts: 5/31 vs. SEA (1.1 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, HB, BB, K) and 5/12 at STL (2.1 IP, H, 3 K); marked his first professional starts since 5/2/17 with Single-A Asheville in Colorado’s organization.

2021

Made his Major League debut with Toronto on 9/5 vs. Oakland; threw a scoreless eighth inning (H, K), striking out Josh Harrison for his first career strikeout...Selected to the Major League roster on 9/1...Named the Warren Spahn Most Valuable Pitcher Award as the Triple-A Buffalo Bison's top pitcher of 2021...Made 39 appearances for Triple-A Buffalo, going 6-1 with 11 saves, a 1.31 ERA (6 ER/41.1 IP), .125 opponents batting average, and a 0.85 WHIP.

2020

Invited to Major League Spring Training and allowed one run on two hits with five strikeouts and no walks over 3.0 innings (0.67 WHIP, .182 AVG)…Took part in Summer Camp and spent the campaign at the club’s alternate training site.

2019

Started the season with Double-A New Hampshire...Posted a 2.81 ERA across 31 relief appearances for the Fisher Cats while holding opponents to a .164 batting average...Promoted to Triple-A Buffalo on July 14 and finished his campaign with a 3.68 ERA in 18 outings for the Bisons...Struck out six batters in 2.0 innings on Aug. 15 vs. Toledo, his most punch-outs in a game since he was a starter in 2016.