Ryan Burr (baseball)


Ryan Matthew Burr is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago White Sox organization. He has played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox.

Career

Burr was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 33rd round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft out of Highlands Ranch High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. He did not sign with the Rangers and attended Arizona State University where he played college baseball for the Arizona State Sun Devils. He finished his career with a school record 38 career saves.

Arizona Diamondbacks

After his junior year, Burr was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the fifth round of the 2015 MLB draft. He made his professional debut with the Hillsboro Hops and ended the year with the Kane County Cougars, posting a combined 4-1 record and 1.06 ERA in 34 innings pitched between both clubs. Burr returned to Kane County in 2016 and posted a 1-2 record and 3.86 ERA in only 23 innings pitched. He began 2017 with Kane County and was later promoted to the Visalia Rawhide.

Chicago White Sox

On August 11, 2017, the Chicago White Sox acquired Burr from Arizona for international signing bonus pool money. Chicago assigned him to the Winston-Salem Dash. In 65.1 total innings pitched between Kane County, Visalia, and Winston-Salem, Burr pitched to a 2-2 record, 1.65 ERA, and a 1.12 WHIP.
Burr began the 2018 season with the Birmingham Barons and was promoted to the Triple-A Charlotte Knights in late July, appearing in 7 games out of the bullpen and posting a 1.08 ERA over 8.1 innings pitched. He was promoted to the major leagues on August 22, 2018 and made his major league debut on August 24 out of the bullpen, retiring all four batters he faced and striking out two in the team's 7-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers.. Burr underwent Tommy John surgery in June 2019 and is expected to miss most if not all of the 2020 season. Burr has non-tendered by Chicago on December 2, 2019, and became a free agent. On December 3, he re-signed with Chicago on a minor league contract.