The contract is the largest for a pitcher with less than four years of MLB service.
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"Sources told MLB.com's Mark Feinsand that the Reds and Burns are in agreement Thursday on a seven-year, $105 million contract that will begin in 2027 and run through 2033," Mark Sheldon of MLB.com said. "There are no options or deferrals included."
Burns played at Tennessee from 2022-23 before transferring to Wake Forest in 2024. He was selected No. 2 overall in the first round of the 2024 MLB draft by Cincinnati.
Tennessee won the 2022 SEC Tournament and regular-season championship, and advanced to the 2023 College World Series.
Burns (13-5) appeared in 35 games, including 22 starts, at Tennessee. He recorded a 3.54 ERA, 217 strikeouts and two saves in 152.1 innings.
Sep. 18, 2020; Cincinnati, Ohio; Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Garrett Crochet throws against the Cincinnati Reds during the sixth inning at Great American Ball Park. (David Kohl-USA TODAY Sports)May 13, 2022; Oakland, California; Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Chase Silseth (63) delivers a pitch against the Oakland Athletics during the second inning at RingCentral Coliseum. (D. Ross Cameron-USA TODAY Sports)Ben Joyce #44 of the Los Angeles Angels pitches in the seventh inning against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on June 03, 2023 in Houston, Texas. (Bob Levey, Getty Images)Sept. 1, 2023; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit Tigers second baseman Andre Lipcius (27) bats against the Chicago White Sox during the seventh inning at Guaranteed Rate Field. (Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports)March 30, 2024; Cincinnati, Ohio; Washington Nationals third baseman Trey Lipscomb (38) hits a single against the Cincinnati Reds in the third inning at Great American Ball Park. (Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports)Jordan Beck #27 of the Colorado Rockies hits a single against the Miami Marlins during the sixth inning of the game at loanDepot park on April 30, 2024 in Miami, Florida. (Megan Briggs, Getty Images)Aug. 31, 2024; Denver, Colorado; Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Seth Halvorsen (54) delivers a pitch in the seventh inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Coors Field. (Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports)April 6, 2025; Denver, Colorado; Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Chase Dollander (32) pitches in the first inning against the Athletics at Coors Field. (Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images)May 4, 2025; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; New York Mets pitcher Blade Tidwell (40) makes his debut pitching appearance against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Vizer-Imagn Images (Tim Vizer-Imagn Images)Christian Moore #4 of the Los Angeles Angels throws out Jackson Holliday #7 of the Baltimore Orioles (not pictured) in the first inning of his MLB debut at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on June 13, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Greg Fiume, Getty Images)Chase Burns #26 of the Cincinnati Reds makes his MLB Debut while pitching in the first inning against the New York Yankees at Great American Ball Park on June 24, 2025 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Jason Mowry, Getty Images)Aug. 8, 2025; San Francisco, California; San Francisco Giants right fielder Drew Gilbert (61) bats against Washington Nationals catcher Drew Millas (81) in his MLB debut during the second inning at Oracle Park. (Robert Edwards-Imagn Images)Chad Dallas #37 of the Toronto Blue Jays pitches during the third inning against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on June 4, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Todd Kirkland, Getty Images)1 / 13
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Sep. 18, 2020; Cincinnati, Ohio; Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Garrett Crochet throws against the Cincinnati Reds during the sixth inning at Great American Ball Park. (David Kohl-USA TODAY Sports)
How former Vols performed in MLB debuts from Tony Vitello era
May 13, 2022; Oakland, California; Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Chase Silseth (63) delivers a pitch against the Oakland Athletics during the second inning at RingCentral Coliseum. (D. Ross Cameron-USA TODAY Sports)
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Ben Joyce #44 of the Los Angeles Angels pitches in the seventh inning against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on June 03, 2023 in Houston, Texas. (Bob Levey, Getty Images)
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Sept. 1, 2023; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit Tigers second baseman Andre Lipcius (27) bats against the Chicago White Sox during the seventh inning at Guaranteed Rate Field. (Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports)
How former Vols performed in MLB debuts from Tony Vitello era
March 30, 2024; Cincinnati, Ohio; Washington Nationals third baseman Trey Lipscomb (38) hits a single against the Cincinnati Reds in the third inning at Great American Ball Park. (Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports)
How former Vols performed in MLB debuts from Tony Vitello era
Jordan Beck #27 of the Colorado Rockies hits a single against the Miami Marlins during the sixth inning of the game at loanDepot park on April 30, 2024 in Miami, Florida. (Megan Briggs, Getty Images)
How former Vols performed in MLB debuts from Tony Vitello era
Aug. 31, 2024; Denver, Colorado; Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Seth Halvorsen (54) delivers a pitch in the seventh inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Coors Field. (Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports)
How former Vols performed in MLB debuts from Tony Vitello era
April 6, 2025; Denver, Colorado; Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Chase Dollander (32) pitches in the first inning against the Athletics at Coors Field. (Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images)
How former Vols performed in MLB debuts from Tony Vitello era
May 4, 2025; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; New York Mets pitcher Blade Tidwell (40) makes his debut pitching appearance against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Vizer-Imagn Images (Tim Vizer-Imagn Images)
How former Vols performed in MLB debuts from Tony Vitello era
Christian Moore #4 of the Los Angeles Angels throws out Jackson Holliday #7 of the Baltimore Orioles (not pictured) in the first inning of his MLB debut at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on June 13, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Greg Fiume, Getty Images)
How former Vols performed in MLB debuts from Tony Vitello era
Chase Burns #26 of the Cincinnati Reds makes his MLB Debut while pitching in the first inning against the New York Yankees at Great American Ball Park on June 24, 2025 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Jason Mowry, Getty Images)
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Aug. 8, 2025; San Francisco, California; San Francisco Giants right fielder Drew Gilbert (61) bats against Washington Nationals catcher Drew Millas (81) in his MLB debut during the second inning at Oracle Park. (Robert Edwards-Imagn Images)
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Chad Dallas #37 of the Toronto Blue Jays pitches during the third inning against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on June 4, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Todd Kirkland, Getty Images)
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