Enrique Burgos (baseball, born 1990)
| Enrique Burgos | |||
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| Arizona Diamondbacks – No. 36 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: November 23, 1990 Panama City, Panama | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 29, 2015, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) | |||
| Win–loss record | 3–4 | ||
| Earned run average | 5.27 | ||
| Strikeouts | 82 | ||
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Enrique Burgos (born November 23, 1990) is a Panamanian professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Early life
Enrique Burgos was born in Panama City, Panama. His father, Enrique Burgos, is a left-handed pitcher who played in the minors and majors over a period of 17 years.[1] The younger Burgos preferred soccer to baseball, but took up the latter sport at age 14 and signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks as a non-drafted free agent on July 19, 2007 at the age of 16.[1][2][3]
Career
Burgos was a starting pitcher during most of his seven-plus years in the minor leagues, where he demonstrated the ability to strike out batters but also had a high walk rate. His ERA during his first four seasons was 5.93.[1] In 2012 the Diamondbacks moved him to the bullpen, where his ERA decreased to 2.35 in 2012 and 3.88 in 2013.[1] Between 2013 and 2014, he cut his walk rate over 50 percent, from more than one walk per inning in Low-A South Bend to 4.3 walks per nine innings in High-A Visalia.[4] He was added to the Diamondbacks 40-man roster on October 21, 2014.
He was promoted to the major leagues on April 29, 2015.[5] That night, he retired all three batters that he faced in the ninth inning of a Diamondbacks 9-1 win over the Colorado Rockies.[2]
Burgos was recalled from the Triple-A Reno Aces on July 2, 2016.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Buchanan, Zach (27 March 2015). "Arizona Diamondbacks' Enrique Burgos opening eyes in bid for bullpen spot". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- 1 2 Gilbert, Steve (30 April 2015). "Called up to replace Bradley, Burgos makes his debut". MLB.com. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ↑ Magruder, Jack (15 October 2014). "Strike-Throwing Burgos Has No Limits". Baseball America.
- ↑ Piecoro, Nick (2 March 2015). "Arizona Diamondbacks prospect Enrique Burgos credits GM Dave Stewart for helping his development". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ↑ d'Oliveira, Sean (29 April 2015). "Diamondbacks recall pitcher Enrique Burgos; Archie Bradley to DL". CBS Sports. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ↑ "Diamondbacks' Enrique Burgos: Recalled from Triple-A". July 2, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)