Chase Burns

ABOUT CHASE BURNS

Former first rounder that was taken with the second overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft by the Cincinnati Reds . Prior to being drafted, he played college baseball at the University of Tennessee and Wake Forest University . In 2024, he was named the ACC Pitcher of the Year.

He is a graduate of Beech Senior High School. As a senior, he was drafted by the San Diego Padres but he instead chose to attend college.

During his final season at Wake Forest, he recorded 191 strikeouts which is a Wake Forest single-season program record. In the process of doing so, he was named the nation's strikeout leader in the NCAA.

Although he was born in Italy, he grew up living with his family in the state of Tennessee. He is the youngest of two siblings.

He recorded one of his first career major league strikeouts while facing Aaron Judge .