During spring training in 2012,Burawa suffered a tear to his oblique muscle and a cracked rib,which cost him the entire season.[2][6][10] At the time his fastball was 93–95mph,and he also threw a slurve (combination curveball and slider) at 75–78mph.[3]
The Yankees invited Burawa to spring training in 2014.[2] He pitched for the Trenton Thunder,recording one save and a 1.59 ERA with 18 strikeouts in 17 innings across 11 relief appearances.[9] He also pitched for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders of the Triple-AInternational League,going 3–1 with three saves and a 5.95 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 42+1⁄3 innings over 31 relief appearances.[12]
After the 2014 season, the Yankees added Burawa to their 40-man roster, in order to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[14] Burawa began the 2015 season with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. After pitching to a 1.75 ERA in 26 appearances, the Yankees promoted him to the major leagues for the first time on June 21.[15] He made his major league debut that night, allowing four runs on three hits in 2⁄3 of an inning, and was optioned to the minor leagues after the game.[16] Burawa was designated for assignment by the Yankees on August 5.[17] For the season, with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre he was 1–3 with one save and a 2.55 ERA in 32 games, and in three starts with Trenton he had a 3.27 ERA.[9]
Atlanta Braves
On August 14, 2015, the Atlanta Braves claimed Burawa off of waivers,[18][19] They assigned him to the Gwinnett Braves of the International League, where in 4 relief appearances he had a 2.08 ERA.[20][9] He was called up by the Braves on September 1, when rosters expanded.[21] He appeared in 12 games in relief for Atlanta, and had a 3.65 ERA.[22]
In 2016, Burawa pitched for the Mississippi Braves of the Double-A Southern League, and was 2–0 with a 6.75 ERA in 9 relief appearances.[9] Pitching for Gwinnett, he was 1–0 with one save and a 5.14 ERA in 7 relief appearances.[9] Burawa was released by the Braves organization on June 3, 2016.[23]
On April 6, 2017, he signed with the Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. In 22 outings for Bridgeport, Burawa posted a 2-2 record and 7.78 ERA with 24 strikeouts over 19+2⁄3 innings of work.[9] He was released by the Bluefish on June 26.
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