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Card: 2017 Topps #188
Position: RHP
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Player Bio:
Zachary M. Burdi (born March 9, 1995 in Downer's Grove, IL) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has also pitched for the White Sox and Orioles.
Zack enrolled at the University of Louisville, where he played college baseball for the Louisville Cardinals. In 2014, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.
The Chicago White Sox selected Burdi as the 26th pick in the first round of the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft. After he signed with the White Sox, he finished his first professional season with a 1-0 record and a 3.32 ERA, with 51 strikeouts in 38 innings pitched between four MiLB clubs. He spent all of 2017 with Charlotte, posting an 0-4 record with a 4.05 ERA. Zack was added to the White Sox 40–man roster following the 2019 season.
On August 8, 2020, Zack was called up to the major leagues and made his major league debut that night, pitching a scoreless inning against the Cleveland Indians. With the 2020 Chicago White Sox, he appeared in 8 games, compiling a 0-1 record with 11.05 ERA and 11 strikeouts in 17.1 innings pitched.
His brother, Nick Burdi, also has played MLB baseball.
(excerpted from Baseball Almanac, BR Bullpen & Wikipedia)
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