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.

Socorro High School alum Daniel Lopez was picked in the 12th round of the Major League Draft by the Baltimore Orioles, the 364th pick overall. The 6-foot-1 right-handed pitcher graduated from Socorro in 2024 when he was named to the Texas High School Coaches Association Super Elite Team, then played this past season for Odessa College.

The Orioles entered the MLB draft with 24 picks in 20 rounds. Follow The Baltimore Sun’s coverage and analysis of each selection.

That deal gave Baltimore a whopping four selections within the top 37, and did so at the cost of their competitiveness this season. Elias needed to come out of Sunday night with tangible proof that his organization was headed in the right direction, and that the pieces were in place to get back into meaningful contention as soon as 2026.

Here’s a look at what experts predict the Orioles to do when they’re on the clock for the first time Sunday night in the MLB draft.

Kyle Stowers terrorized his former team with three home runs in leading the Miami Marlins to an 11-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday at Camden Yards.

The Baltimore Orioles have had an extremely difficult 2025 season, both between their production on the field and their injuries sustained throughout the course