Bryan Baker #43

His nickname is "Bake" or "Bake Show"...His grandfather, Ed Baker, played football at Auburn...His cousin, Matt Krembel, played golf at Army from 2008-11...Is a self-described Harry Potter nerd... Loves Will Ferrell movies...Goes on an annual golf trip with his high school friends to Myrtle Beach, S.C.

2024

Began the season with Triple-A Norfolk after being optioned to minor league camp on March 24; had four stints with the big league club (6/11-7/23; 7/25-7/27; 8/7-16; 9/18-27)...Went 1-1 with a 5.01 ERA (13 ER/23.1 IP) with 20 hits (three HR), 14 total runs and seven walks with 23 strikeouts in 19 appearances with the Orioles...Earned his lone MLB victory on June 20 at New York-AL (1.1 IP, H, BB, K)...Held opponents to a .200/.276/.320 (5-for-25) slash line with runners in scoring position...Was 2-1 with six saves and a 5.17 ERA (18 ER/31.1 IP) in 32 games with the Tides.

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.