Brenan Hanifee #75

Selected in the fourth round (No. 121 overall) of the 2016 MLB Draft by the Baltimore Orioles out of Turner Ashby High School in Bridgewater, Virginia... signed with the Orioles on June 23, 2016, receiving a $500,000 bonus, and made his Minor League debut a year later, on June 22, 2017 with Aberdeen (6 IP, 5 H, 5 K, W)... began the 2017 season in extended Spring Training... was ranked as the Orioles' No. 26 prospect by MLB.com as of June 2017... was 19 when he debuted with the Ironbirds... three-sport athlete in high school also played basketball and football... hit .324 with three homers, 16 RBIs and seven doubles in 23 games during his senior year of high school, when he also went 7-0 with a 0.78 ERA and 73 strikeouts and four walks in 54 innings across nine appearances on the mound... played three seasons (74 games) of basketball and averaged 9.2 points-per-game in his final season, 2014-15... was committed to pitch collegiately at East Carolina before being drafted by O's... was scouted by, among others, the Red Sox, Rangers, Padres, Mets, Dodgers and Orioles... cited Orioles scout Rich Morales as his "biggest inspiration" during his senior season.