The history of baseball is littered with players that, while not stars, managed to leave an indelible mark on a season, a team, or even the sport at large. While Brandon Young has not yet made it to that level of cult hero, he was certainly responsible for some of the most memorable moments of the 2025 Orioles.

Young’s top line stats in his debut season are not going to wow anyone. In fact, they are rather ugly. Over 12 starts and 57.2 innings, he had a 6.24 ERA, struck out 7.34 per nine, and was worth -0.1 fWAR/-0.6 bWAR. The Orioles may have hoped to get a bit more out of their 2024 Jim Palmer Minor League Pitcher of the Year. But at least the 27-year-old got his feet wet on the big league stage and has laid a base for his career moving forward.

What will go down in the history books,

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