Jamie Burke
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| Seattle Mariners — No. 15 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: September 24, 1971 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| May 9, 2001 for the Anaheim Angels | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2007) |
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| Batting average | .316 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 29 |
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James Eugene Burke (born September 24, 1971 in Roseburg, Oregon) is a professional baseball player, currently playing catcher for the Seattle Mariners.
Burke was originally drafted by the California Angels in the 9th round of the 1993 amateur draft, after playing for Oregon State University, where he was also a kicker for the school's football team. He was signed as a free agent by the Chicago White Sox on January 27, 2003. He played 73 games in the Major Leagues for the White Sox from 2003-2005. The Texas Rangers signed him to a minor league deal near the end of the 2005 season. He did not appear in an MLB game during the 2006. As a non-roster invitee in the Mariners' camp during spring training 2007, he beat out incumbent René Rivera for the backup catcher job going into Opening Day. On September 30, 2007, on the last day of the regular season, Jamie hit his first career home run against A. J. Murray of the Texas Rangers.
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