Corbin Burnes

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35+2⁄3 innings pitched between Arizona and Wisconsin, Burnes posted a 3–0 record with a 2.02 ERA. He started the 2017 season with the Carolina Mudcats and was later promoted to the Biloxi Shuckers after recording a 1.05 ERA after ten starts. [7] [8] Burnes finished 2017 with a combined 8–3 record and 1.67 ERA between both teams. [9] The Brewers named him their minor league pitcher of the year after the season. [10]

MLB.com ranked Burnes as Milwaukee's second-best prospect going into the 2018 season. [11] He began the season with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox. [12]

2018–2020

The Brewers promoted Burnes to the majors for the first time on July 8, 2018. [13] He made his major league debut on July 10, pitching two scoreless innings, striking out one, and recording his first major league save. [14] In the 2018 NLDS against the Colorado Rockies, he pitched four scoreless innings in relief across two appearances, earning the win in the clinching 6–0 Game 3 victory. In the 2018 NLCS, Burnes got the last six outs of their game six win against the Dodgers.[ citation needed ]

To start 2019, Burnes began the year in the starting rotation. However, he struggled in that role, allowing 11 home runs across his first 3 starts. It was announced he would move back to the bullpen. He continued to struggle in the bullpen, compiling a 9.00 ERA through 26 appearances. He was placed on the injured list on July 15 with shoulder discomfort. He finished the season with a 1–5 record and an 8.82 ERA in 49 innings.

In the shortened 2020 season, Burnes pitched to a 4–1 record and recorded an ERA of 2.11 while striking out 88 batters in 59+2⁄3 innings. He finished 6th in the NL Cy Young voting. [15]

2021

Burnes struck out 40 batters without issuing a walk in his first four starts of 2021, an unprecedented four game stretch for an MLB starting pitcher. [16] On May 13, Burnes set the MLB record for the most strikeouts to begin a season before issuing a walk, with 58, surpassing the previous record held by Kenley Jansen. [17] Burnes was named to the 2021 MLB All-Star Game. [18] On August 12, Burnes tied an MLB record after striking out 10 consecutive batters in a game against the Chicago Cubs. [19]

On September 11, Burnes pitched the first eight innings of a combined no-hitter with Josh Hader against the Cleveland Indians, in which he struck out 14 batters. He held a perfect game until a seventh-inning walk to Myles Straw. [20] Burnes finished the 2021 season with an 11–5 record and led the major leagues in ERA (2.43), strikeouts per nine innings (12.6), home runs per nine innings (0.4), and strikeout-to-walk ratio (6.88). [21] He won the National League Cy Young Award, becoming the third Brewers pitcher to win the award. [22] He was also named to the first 2021 All-MLB Team as a starting pitcher. [23]

Burnes was selected as the starter for Game 1 of the 2021 NLDS against the Atlanta Braves. Burnes pitched six shutout innings, striking out six. He was not credited with the win, however, as he battled in a tight pitchers' duel with Atlanta's Charlie Morton. Milwaukee won the game, 2–1.[ citation needed ]

2022

On March 22, 2022, Burnes signed a $6.5 million contract with the Brewers, avoiding salary arbitration. [24] The Brewers named Burnes their Opening Day starting pitcher. [25] He was named to the 2022 MLB All-Star Game. [26]

In 2022, Burnes was 12–8 with a 2.94 ERA in 202 innings, and struck out a league-high 243 batters. [27] On defense, he had a .961 fielding percentage. [27] He was a finalist for the NL Gold Glove Award at pitcher, but it was won for the third straight season by Max Fried. [28]

2023

Burnes went to salary arbitration with the Brewers, with the arbiter choosing the $10.01 million salary requested by the Brewers, rather than the $10.75 million requested by Burnes. He said that the process "definitely hurt" his relationship with the franchise. [29] Burnes started for the Brewers on Opening Day. [30] In 32 starts for Milwaukee, he posted a 10–8 record and 3.39 ERA with 200 strikeouts, and was named an All–Star for the third straight season. [31]

Baltimore Orioles

On February 1, 2024, the Brewers traded Burnes to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for DL Hall, Joey Ortiz, and a compensatory draft pick. [32]

Pitching style

Burnes is a power pitcher who has thrown six different pitches: a four-seam fastball between 94 and 97 MPH, a sinker between 95 and 97 MPH, a changeup between 88 and 91 MPH, a slider between 86 and 89 MPH, a curveball between 80 and 83 MPH, and a cut fastball between 93 and 96 MPH. [33] In 2024, Burnes will debut a second curveball, about 5 MPH faster than his first, in strikeout situations. [34]

Personal life

Burnes is the son of Rick and Kandi Burnes. [35] Burnes and his wife Brooke were married in 2020. [36] [37] Their first child, a son, was born in 2022. [38]

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Corbin Burnes
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Burnes with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2018
Baltimore Orioles – No. 39
Pitcher
Born: (1994-10-22) October 22, 1994 (age 29)
Bakersfield, California, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 10, 2018, for the Milwaukee Brewers
Awards and achievements
Preceded by No-hitter pitcher
September 11, 2021 (with Josh Hader)		Succeeded by
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