Auburn RHP Christian Herberholz inks free agent deal with Baltimore Orioles

Baltimore has become a hot destination for former Auburn baseball players.

Since 2020, the Orioles organization has either drafted or signed five former Tigers. Chase Allsup joined that company earlier this week by being taken in the fourth round of the MLB draft by Baltimore , and his Auburn teammate Christian Herberholz is set to join him.

Wednesday, Herberholz signed a free-agent deal with the Baltimore Orioles, joining infielder Cooper Weiss by landing an undrafted deal with a Major League club.

Herberholz signed with Auburn after a successful stint in the junior college ranks at nearby Southern Union State Community College, where he struck out 55 batters in 56 1/3 innings as a Bison. At Auburn, he appeared in 33 games in two seasons, where he struck out 90 batters, walked 38, and boasted a 4.76 ERA in 90 2/3 total innings.

The MLB draft period results in five Tigers earning a free agent deal, or being drafted. Auburn RHP’s Chase Allsup (Baltimore Orioles) and Will Cannon (Cincinnati Reds), as well as south paw Tanner Bauman (New York Yankees) were drafted while Herberholz and Weiss signed free agent deals.

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