Andy Burns

For the politician, see Andrew J. Burns Jr.
Andy Burns

Burns with the Lansing Lugnuts in 2012
Toronto Blue Jays
Third baseman
Born: (1990-08-07) August 7, 1990
Fort Collins, Colorado
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Andrew David Burns (born August 7, 1990) is an American professional baseball third baseman for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is ranked 26th on MLB's Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list.[1]

High school & college

Burns graduated from Rocky Mountain High School in Fort Collins, Colorado, in 2008. The Colorado Rockies selected him in the 25th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft, but he opted to attend college. Burns enrolled at the University of Kentucky, and played college baseball for the Kentucky Wildcats baseball team.[2] He was named the Southeastern Conference's freshman of the week for the week ending May 10, 2009.[3] Burns transferred to the University of Arizona, where he intended to continue his collegiate career with the Arizona Wildcats baseball team. After sitting out a season due to the National Collegiate Athletic Association's rules on transferring between schools, the Toronto Blue Jays selected him in the 11th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft.[2][4]

Professional career

Minor league career

Burns signed with the Blue Jays and made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays, before being promoted to the Vancouver Canadians of the Class A-Short Season Northwest League. In 2011, he played in 28 games and batted .250 with 3 home runs and 14 RBI.[5] Burns played for the Lansing Lugnuts of the Class A Midwest League in 2012, appearing in 78 games and hitting .248 with 9 home runs and 37 RBI.[2][5] In 2013, Burns began the year with the Dunedin Blue Jays of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League, and was promoted at midseason to the New Hampshire Fisher Cats of the Double-A Eastern League.[4] He played in 128 games split between the two teams, and hit .288 with a career-high 15 home runs, 85 RBI, and 33 stolen bases.[5] After the 2013 season, the Blue Jays assigned Burns to the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League, where he was named player of the week in the fourth week of the six-week schedule.[6] He batted .312 with 13 RBI in 21 games for the Rafters.[5]

The Blue Jays invited Burns to spring training as a non-roster invitee in 2014,[7] but he did not make the team, returning to the New Hampshire Fisher Cats for the entire 2014 season. He would play in a career-high 133 games that season, batting .255 with 15 home runs, 63 RBI, and 18 stolen bases.[5] Burns began the 2015 season in New Hampshire, and earned a promoted to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons on April 17. He would play in 132 total games in 2015, batting .291 with 5 home runs and 46 RBI.[5]

Burns was invited to Major League spring training on January 12, 2016.[8] He was optioned to Triple-A at the end of spring training.[9]

Toronto Blue Jays

On May 6, 2016, Burns was called up by the Blue Jays.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "MLB 2016 Prospect Watch". MLB.com. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Photo by Larry Hook. "Lansing Lugnuts Profile: Andy Burns, infielder from Fort Collins, Colo.". MLive.com. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Andy Burns Named SEC Freshman of the Week - Kentucky Wildcats Official Athletic Site". Ukathletics.com. May 11, 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Chris Curley, Taylor Rogers headline 2013 BluGrass Baseball All-MiLB Team | Our Sports". Kyforward.com. September 4, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Andy Burns Minor, Fall & Winter League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Blue Jays prospect Andy Burns named AFL Player of the Week | MLB.com: News". Mlb.mlb.com. November 5, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Andy Burns invited to major league camp with Toronto Blue Jays". The Coloradoan. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Blue Jays Invite 14 to Spring Training". bluebirdbanter.com. January 12, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  9. ↑ Rosenbaum, Mike (April 7, 2016). "Where the Blue Jays' Top 30 prospects are starting the season". MLB.com. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  10. ↑ Nicholson-Smith, Ben (May 6, 2016). "Blue Jays bring up Andy Burns, option Ryan Tepera to Bisons". Sportsnet. Retrieved May 6, 2016.

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