The 2025 season has not gone the way anyone had hoped for Heston Kjerstad. The former No. 2 overall pick in the draft had a path to playing time laid out for him early on in the year with injuries in the Orioles' outfield to regulars Colton Cowser and Tyler O'Neill. Kjerstad, after flashing solid numbers each of the last two seasons, finally had the chance to show what he could do with more consistent playing time.
That's not how things played out.
In 54 games at the big league level, Kjerstad hit just .