The Baltimore Orioles have acquired former Cy Young winner Corbin Burnes from the Milwaukee Brewers, both clubs confirmed on Thursday night.
In exchange for Burnes, Milwaukee received infield prospect Joey Ortiz, left-handed pitcher DL Hall, and the 34th pick in the 2024 MLB Draft.
The 29-year-old has been one of the top starting pitchers in the last few seasons.
He made his first All-Star Game and earned NL Cy Young honors in 2021 by sporting a 2.43 ERA with 234 strikeouts over 167 innings.
While Burnes’ ERA rose to 3.39 over 193.2 innings last season, he reached the 200-strikeout mark for a third straight year, boasted the NL’s top WHIP (1.069), and received a third straight All-Star nod.
He is scheduled to hit free agency after the 2024 season after agreeing to a one-year, $15.6 million deal.
The Burnes trade came just two days after it was reported that the Angelos family agreed to sell the Orioles for $1.725 billion.
The group purchasing the club reportedly is led by two private equity billionaires, David Rubenstein and Mike Arougheti, and features Orioles legend Cal Ripken Jr.
