Enrique Burgos Arosemena (born November 23, 1990) is a Panamanian professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Enrique Burgos
Burgos with the Reno Aces in 2015
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1990-11-23) November 23, 1990 (age 31) Panama City, Panama
Bats: Right Throws: Right
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
Teams
Arizona Diamondbacks (2015–2016)

Early life

Enrique Burgos was born in Panama City, Panama. His father, Enrique Burgos, is a former 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 an amateur free agent on July 19, 2007 at the age of 16.[1][2][3]

Career

Arizona Diamondbacks

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]

He was designated for assignment on May 15, 2017, to create room for Reymond Fuentes who had his contract purchased from AAA.[7]

Atlanta Braves

On May 20, he was traded to the Atlanta Braves for cash considerations.[8] He was then designated for assignment by the Braves to make room for David Freitas[9] He elected free agency on November 6, 2017.

Detroit Tigers

On December 5, 2017, Burgos signed a minor league deal with the Detroit Tigers.[10] He was released on March 28, 2018.[11]

Guerreros de Oaxaca

On July 3, 2018, Burgos signed with the Guerreros de Oaxaca of the Mexican League.

Pericos de Puebla

On August 16, 2018, Burgos was traded to the Pericos de Puebla of the Mexican League. He became a free agent after the season.

Long Island Ducks

On April 2, 2019, Burgos signed with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.[12]

Leones de Yucatán

On July 19, 2019, Burgos had his contract selected by the Leones de Yucatán of the Mexican League. Burgos did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Mexican League season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] He was released on July 13, 2022.

International career

Before the 2019 season, he was selected for Panama national baseball team at the 2019 Pan American Games Qualifier.[14]

In 2022, Burgos was selected to represent Panama at the 2023 World Baseball Classic qualification.[15]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)