Mike Elias pulls off 2025 MLB Draft thievery with Orioles' falling first-round pick

Auburn Tigers' Ike Irish (18) jokes with the dugout | Mickey Welsh / Advertiser / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesMike Elias and the Baltimore Orioles front office are cracking open a bottle of champagne after making their first-round selection during the 2025 MLB Draft. Auburn catcher Ike Irish fell all the way to No. 19 after most draft experts expected him to be selected in the top-10. Irish is considered by many pundits to be one of the best college bats available, meaning the O's may well have secured the biggest steal of the draft thus far.

Irish is listed as a catcher, but for those who are worried that this could be Adley Rutschman's long-term replacement, take a deep breath.…