Burns allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits and one walk while striking out eight over five innings for Double-A Chattanooga on Thursday.
The Wake Forest product allowed a home run to the unheralded Jaylen Palmer but otherwise overmatched Knoxville batters. Burnes matched a professional high of eight strikeouts and retired six of the last seven batters he faced. In three starts since a promotion from High-A Dayton, the right-hander has a 1.93 ERA and 21:2 K:BB across 14 innings for the Lookouts.
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Reds' Chase Burns: Heading to Double-A
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Burns is being promoted to Double-A Chattanooga, Charlie Goldsmith of the Dayton Daily News reports.
Burns will move up a level after he produced a 3.09 ERA and 0.89 WHIP with 20 strikeouts over 11.2 innings in three starts with High-A Dayton. The right-hander is one of the Reds' top overall prospects, and the 2024 first-round pick is now one step closer to fulfilling his major-league dreams.
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Reds' Chase Burns: Starting season at High-A level
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Burns has been assigned to High-A Dayton to begin the season, MLB.com reports.
Burns did not pitch last season after being selected No. 2 overall in the 2024 First-Year Player Draft, so his first start for Dayton will be his pro debut. The hard-throwing 22-year-old could move through the Reds' system quickly.
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Reds' Chase Burns: Receives spring training invite
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The Reds have extended Burns an invitation to big-league camp during spring training.
Burns has yet to make his professional debut after being taken with the second pick of the 2024 First-Year Player Draft, but the Reds will give the young right-hander a look-see in spring training. Cam Collier, Sal Stewart and Edwin Arroyo are among the team's other top prospects that will be in big-league camp.
