Cincinnati Reds pitcher Chase Burns (26) throws a pitch in the third inning of the MLB interleague game between the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Yankees at Great American Ball Park in downtown Cincinnati on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. / Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Grisham was his first victim, but far from the last. Burns struck out the first five batters he faced, blowing Ben Rice away with fastballs and wiping out the sport's scariest hitter, Aaron Judge, on a slider.