Danny Burawa

Daniel James Burawa (born December 30, 1988) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played for the New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves in 2015, and also played internationally for the Israel national baseball team.

Danny Burawa
Burawa with the Trenton Thunder in 2013
Pitcher
Born: (1988-12-30) December 30, 1988
Rocky Point, New York, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 21, 2015, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
October 2, 2015, for the Atlanta Braves
MLB statistics
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average6.23
Strikeouts11
Teams

Early life

Burawa was born in Riverhead, New York, to Paul and Denise Burawa.[1]

Amateur career

Burawa attended Rocky Point High School in Rocky Point, New York, on the North Shore of Long Island, where he pitched for the Eagles.[2][3] During his junior year, he threw two no-hitters.[3][4] He was two-time All-League, and as a senior was All-County and All-Long Island.[3]

Burawa first attended Suffolk Community College.[5] After his freshman year, he transferred to St. John's University in 2009.[5] After redshirting his sophomore year, Burawa played for the St. John's Red Storm baseball team in the Big East Conference. In his one year at St. John's, Burawa as the team's closer had a 1.02 ERA with 1 win and 8 saves, as in 18 innings he had 27 strikeouts and 8 walks.[3][6] In 2009, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Madison Mallards in the Northwoods League,[7] and in 2010, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[8]

Professional career

New York Yankees

The New York Yankees selected Burawa in the 12th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft, and signed him for a signing bonus of $300,000.[7] That year he pitched seven innings in relief for the Staten Island Yankees of the Class A- New York-Pennsylvania League.[9]

In 2011, he pitched for the Charleston RiverDogs in the Class A South Atlantic League, going 3–2 with 3 saves and a 3.63 ERA.[9] He then pitched for the Tampa Yankees of the Class A+ Florida State League, going 2–2 with 2 saves and a 3.66 ERA.[9]

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 93–95 mph, and he also threw a slurve (combination curveball and slider) at 75–78 mph.[3]

In 2013, he pitched for the Trenton Thunder of the Class AA Eastern League.[11] He pitched to a 6–3 win–loss record with 4 saves and a 2.59 earned run average (ERA) and 66 strikeouts in 66 innings pitched over 46 relief appearances.[12] He was throwing a 95–98 mph fastball, and a mid 80s slider.[13]

The Yankees invited Burawa to spring training in 2014.[2] He pitched for the Trenton Thunder, going 0–0 with 1 save and a 1.59 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 17 innings in 11 relief appearances.[9] He also pitched for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders of the Class AAA International League, going 3–1 with 3 saves and a 5.95 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 42.1 innings in 31 relief appearances.[12]

After the 2014 season, the Yankees added Burawa to their 40-man roster.[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 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 on August 5.[17] For the season, with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre he was 1–3 with 1 save and a 2.55 ERA in 32 games, and in 3 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, he pitched for the Mississippi Braves of the AA Southern League, and was 2–0 with a 6.75 ERA in 9 relief appearances.[9] Pitching for Gwinnett, he was 1–0 with 1 save and a 5.14 ERA in 7 relief appearances.[9] He was released on June 3, 2016.[23]

Long Island Ducks

On July 15, 2016, Burawa signed with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, an independent baseball league. In 2016, he was 0–1 with a 5.09 ERA in 22 relief appearances.[9]

Bridgeport Bluefish

On April 6, 2017, he signed with the Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. In 2017, he was 2–2 with a 7.78 ERA in 22 relief appearances.[9] He was released on June 26, 2017.

Team Israel; World Baseball Classic

Burawa pitched for Team Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic in March 2017.[24][25]

References
  1. ""Daniel Burawa Bio"". RedStormSports.com. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  2. "LIers Danny Burawa, Matt Daley could make Yankees' bullpen". Newsday. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  3. "Rocky Point Pitching Prospect Garnering Attention at Yankees Camp – Miller Place, NY Patch". Patch.com. March 5, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  4. Kouroupakis, Christian (March 26, 2014). ""The Yanks Go Yard Interview: Reliever Danny Burawa"". Yanksgoyard.com. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  5. "The Torch : Two St. John's Baseball Alumni Take Their Talents Overseas". Torchonline.com. March 16, 2017. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  6. chris.mitchell.7140 February 11, 2015, 9:00am EST (February 11, 2015). "Yankees "Prospect Profile: Danny Burawa"". Pinstripe Alley. Retrieved May 28, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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  8. "#26 Daniel Burawa". pointstreak.com. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  9. ""Danny Burawa Minor, Fall & Independent Leagues Statistics & History"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  10. "Rule 5 Preview: Cubs' Marcus Hatley, Yankees' Danny Burawa Among Names To Watch," Baseball America.
  11. "Yanks' Burawa finds pen success by throttling back". New York Post. August 17, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  12. Burawa hopes more strikes lead to more success in 2014. "Burawa dominant early in Triple-a career". The Times-Tribune. Scranton, Pennsylvania. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  13. "Yanks’ Burawa finds pen success by throttling back," New York Post.
  14. "Yankees add four players to major league roster, sell rights of INF Wheeler to Rakuten Golden Eagles". yesnetwork.com. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  15. Darcy, Kieran (June 21, 2015). "New York Yankees call up Danny Burawa, Ramon Flores". ESPN. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  16. "Rocky Point's Danny Burawa debuts for Yankees". Newsday. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  17. "Yankees DFA LI's Danny Burawa, promote Luis Severino, re-sign Garrett Jones, demote Caleb Cotham". Newsday. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  18. "Braves claim Burawa off waivers". The Times-Tribune. August 14, 2015. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  19. ""Danny Burawa Stats, Highlights, Bio"". MiLB.com. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  20. "Braves win thanks to another strong home start by Julio Teheran". Gwinnett Daily Post. August 14, 2015. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  21. Bowman, Mark (September 1, 2015). "Banuelos activated; Braves promote Olivera". MLB.com. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  22. "Danny Burawa Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  23. "Stats: Danny Burawa," Baseball America.
  24. "Israel unveils complete WBC roster," The Jerusalem Post.
  25. Danny Burawa (January 25, 2017). "Danny Burawa on Twitter: "Excited I can officially announce that I'll be representing TEAM ISRAEL in the upcoming World Baseball Classic in Seoul, South Korea! #wbc"". Twitter.com. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
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