Back to the MLB Newsfeed

How Corbin Burnes is approaching his role as Orioles ace

Like

10

SARASOTA, Florida -- Corbin Burnes had just allowed four runs -- including two home runs -- in the second inning of a spring training start, but the smile on the new Baltimore Orioles ace's face told a different story.

Despite the rocky outing against the Boston Red Sox, Burnes was focused on the positive: He had just taken a major step forward with his new batterymate, All-Star catcher Adley Rutschman.

"The first two weeks of anything new is kind of crazy and a whirlwind," Burnes told ESPN after his outing.