His nickname is Bru...Enjoys hunting, fishing and golfing...Has a yellow lab named Gunner...Brother, Will, was a right-handed pitcher who played with Justin at New Mexico from 2019-22 and appeared in five games for Arizona State in 2023.
2024
Spent the entire season with Triple-A Norfolk, going 5-11 with one save and a 7.54 ERA (100 ER/119.1 IP) on 123 hits (27 HR), 69 walks and 15 hit batters with 131 strikeouts in 29 games (26 starts)...Set professional career highs in games, starts and strikeouts...The 119.1 innings pitched were the second-most of his career, trailing only the 121.1 innings pitched in 2023 between Double-A Bowie and Norfolk...Went 2-0 and allowed just one run on five hits (one HR) and eight walks with 10 strikeouts across 10 innings pitched in three games as a reliever...Held right-handed hitters to a .230 batting average (51-for-222) compared to a .289 average (72-for-249) against lefties...Posted a 2-0 record with a 1.54 ERA (four ER/23.1 IP) on 17 hits (one HR), 11 walks and two hit batters with 25 strikeouts in five games (four starts) from June 29 to July 28...Held opposing hitters to a .205 batting average (17-for-83) during that stretch.
2023
Split the year between Double-A Bowie and Triple-A Norfolk; promoted to the Tides on 6/20...Went 6-6 with a 3.56 ERA (48 ER/121.1 IP), 107 hits, 55 total runs allowed, 14 home runs, 51 walks, three hit batters, and 109 strikeouts in 26 games (25 starts) between the two levels...Among O's full-season minor leaguers, ranked second in starts and third in ERA and innings pitched...Posted a 2.47 ERA (17 ER/62.0 IP) in 12 starts with the Baysox, including a 1.40 mark (7 ER/45.0 IP) in nine starts through May...Tossed his first professional complete game on 6/14 vs. Richmond (G2); allowed two runs on seven hits and a walk with three strikeouts in 7.0 innings but suffered the loss in a 2-0 defeat...Made his Triple-A debut on 6/22 (G2) at Nashville; tossed 5.0 scoreless frames on two hits and two walks with seven strikeouts...Participated in the organization's fall pitching camp at the Ed Smith Stadium Complex in Sarasota, Fla....Finished the year ranked as the No. 15 O's prospect by Baseball America and No. 19 according to MLB Pipeline.
2022
Began the season at High-A Aberdeen, where he made 12 starts before being promoted to Bowie on 7/21...Named an MiLB. com Organization All-Star...Finished the year ranked as the No. 30 Orioles prospect, according to MLB Pipeline.
2021
Participated in the team's Fall Instructional League camp at the Ed Smith Stadium complex in Sarasota, Fla.
