Mike Burrows (baseball)

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43+23 innings. [5] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] Burrows spent the 2021 season with the Greensboro Grasshoppers of the High-A East, although he missed time due to injury. [7] Over 13 starts, he went 2–2 with a 2.20 ERA, 66 strikeouts, and twenty walks over 49 innings. [8] After the season, he was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League with the Surprise Saguaros. [9] [10] He was assigned to the Altoona Curve of the Double-AEastern League to begin the 2022 season. [11] In mid-June, he was promoted to the Indianapolis Indians of the Triple-AInternational League. [12] He was selected to represent the Pirates alongside Henry Davis at the 2022 All-Star Futures Game. [13] Over 24 games (22 starts) between Altoona and Indianapolis, he went 5–6 with a 4.01 ERA and 111 strikeouts over 94+13 innings. [14]

On November 15, 2022, the Pirates selected Burrow's contract and added him to the 40-man roster. [15] Burrows was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis to begin the 2023 season. [16] He made two starts for the club before suffering an injury to his ulnar collateral ligament. On April 26, 2023, Burrows underwent Tommy John surgery, ending his season. [17]

Burrows was optioned to Triple–A Indianapolis to begin the 2024 season. [18] In 10 games (9 starts) for Indianapolis, he posted a 4.06 ERA with 45 strikeouts across 37+23 innings pitched. On September 28, 2024, Burrows was promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [19]

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Mike Burrows
Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 53
Pitcher
Born: (1999-11-08) November 8, 1999 (age 24)
Waterford, Connecticut, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 28, 2024, for the Pittsburgh Pirates