2024 MLB draft's 2nd pick, Chase Burns, signed a record $9.25M contract with the Cincinnati Reds.

2024 MLB draft's 2nd pick, Chase Burns, signed a record-breaking $9.25 million contract with the Cincinnati Reds, surpassing the previous signing-bonus record set by Paul Skenes in 2023. Burns, a right-handed starting pitcher from Wake Forest, had a 2.70 ERA and 191 strikeouts in 100 innings during his college season, earning the Atlantic Coast Conference Pitcher of the Year and a consensus first-team All-American title.

July 19, 2024
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