Alex Pham had a successful MLB Spring Training debut with a save (2 inns, 0ER, 2 SOs) for the Baltimore Orioles

Alex Pham earned the save with allowing 0 runs in 2 innings pitched and 2 strikeouts in the Baltimore Orioles vs Detroit Tiger’s spring training game.  Baltimore won 5-2.

RHP Alex Pham, 24, was a 19th-round pick out of the University of San Francisco in 2021 and signed for $25,000. As such, it may seem that his profile is common, but that would be a miscalculation. Pham does not throw fireballs, but he hits his spots while maintaining control of at-bats, as he showed after moving into a starting role in 2023.

The 5-foot-11, 165-pound right-hander posted a 2.57 ERA with 130 strikeouts in 112 innings between his time with Aberdeen and Bowie. High-A batters hit .163 against Pham, while Double-A batters hit .197. His walk rate dropped to 7.2 percent with Bowie.

Pham throws a 93 mph fastball and works in an effective changeup, but his success so far has been fueled by controlling counts, utilizing deception and changing speeds. Through his time in the mid-minors, Pham has shown he’s worthy of more attention.