Connor Norby

Connor David Norby (born June 8, 2000) is an American professional baseball second baseman in the Baltimore Orioles organization. He played college baseball for the East Carolina Pirates.

Norby was born and lived in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota until he moved to Kernersville, North Carolina before starting high school at East Forsyth High School.

Norby played in 26 games with two starts in his freshman season at East Carolina and batted .194. As a sophomore, he batted .403 with 25 hits and 14 runs scored in 17 games before the season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic. The following season, he batted .415 with 15 home runs, 15 doubles, 51 RBIs and 18 stolen bases and was named the American Athletic Conference Player of the Year. He led NCAA Division I with 102 total hits and was named a first team All-American by the American Baseball Coaches Association and Baseball America and won the Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award.

Norby was selected in the second round with the 41st overall pick in the 2021 Major League Baseball draft by the Baltimore Orioles. He signed with the team on July 16, 2021, and received a $1.7 million bonus.

Norby was assigned to the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Orioles to start his professional career. He was later promoted to the Delmarva Shorebirds of the Low-A East. Over 33 games between the two teams, he slashed .264/.380/.405 with three home runs, 19 RBIs, and six stolen bases. On April 5, 2022, Norby was assigned to the High-A Aberdeen Ironbirds, along with fellow 2021 Draftee Colton Cowser. Norby hit .237 with 8 home runs, 6 stolen bases, and an 8.8 walk percentage in 209 plate appearances with Aberdeen before he was promoted to the Double-A Bowie Baysox on June 27.

He went 3-for-3 with a pair of runs, RBI and walks each and a homer at the Triple-A National Championship Game won by the Norfolk Tides over the Oklahoma City Dodgers 7–6 on September 30. His homer to center came with two-outs in the 9th inning.