The Baltimore Orioles spent their first two draft picks on big-time catchers in college baseball on Day One of the 2025 MLB Draft.
With the 19th and 30th overall picks, Baltimore took Auburn’s Ike Irish and Coastal Carolina’s Caden Bodine respectively.
With the 19th pick in the 2025 MLB Draft, we have selected Ike Irish from Auburn University. pic.twitter.com/SNVLUUvp6v
— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) July 13, 2025
Irish finished his three-year career at Auburn with a .350 batting average and a .435 on-base percentage.
The home run hitting became a big part of the Auburn Tiger’s game in 2025. He had 19 long balls in 2025 which was the most by an Auburn player and ranked him top ten in the SEC.
Irish has also been solid defensively his entire collegiate career. He has a career fielding percentage of .987, recording only seven errors in three years.
With the 30th pick in the 2025 First-Year Player Draft, we have selected Caden Bodine from Coastal Carolina University. pic.twitter.com/qKA9H03AMZ
— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) July 14, 2025
Caden Bodine was the 2025 Buster Posey award winner as the best catcher in college baseball.
In three seasons with Coastal Carolina, Bodine had a .317 batting average, 55 doubles, 25 home runs, and 160 RBI.
Much like Irish, Bodine is also a great defensive catcher with a career fielding percentage of .995 and just seven errors in three seasons.
In 2025, Bodine helped lead the Chanticleers to a Sun Belt regular season and tournament title. He was a part of a team that went to the College World Series for just the second time in program history and finished the season as national runners-up to the LSU Tigers.
Baltimore’s Other College Baseball Draft Picks
After picking Irish and Bodine, the Orioles also selected multiple other college baseball players. They picked the 2025 Golden Spikes winner in Wehiwa Aloy, along with Michigan State’s Joseph Dzierwa, Georgia’s JT Quinn, and Vanderbilt’s RJ Austin.
Arkansas Shortstop Wehiwa Aloy Wins 2025 Golden Spikes Award
WBN NCAA: https://worldbaseball.com/league/ncaa/
Photo: Auburn’s Ike Irish (18) scores a run during an NCAA super regional baseball game against Coastal Carolina on Friday, June 6, 2025 in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)
