| Brian Burres | |
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Burres during his tenure with the Baltimore Orioles in 2008 spring training. |
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| San Francisco Giants | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: April 8, 1981 Oregon City, Oregon |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| MLB debut | |
| September 8, 2006 for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| Career statistics (through 2011 Season) |
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| Win-Loss | 18-25 |
| Earned run average | 5.75 |
| Strikeouts | 224 |
| Teams | |
Brian Burres (born April 8, 1981 in Oregon City, Oregon) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. Burres' best pitch is his changeup, which is highly regarded. He also has a high 80s-low 90 MPH fastball and a decent curveball.
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Burres attended Sam Barlow High School in Gresham, Oregon, where he was named both Conference Player of the Year and Pitcher of the Year in 1999, his senior year. Burres went on to play at Mount Hood Community College for two years, being drafted by the San Francisco Giants after one year.
He was originally drafted by the San Francisco Giants. He was in the Giants' system for three years. Following the 2005 season, the Giants signed utility infielder José Vizcaíno. They made room for Vizcaíno on the roster by designating Burres for assignment. He pitched for the Connecticut Defenders prior to being designated. He was later released.
Burres was picked up on waivers by the Baltimore Orioles. Burres never cleared waivers, so the Orioles released him. Six days later, he was assigned to Triple-A Ottawa.
He made his major league debut with the Orioles in 2006, but spent most of that season with AAA Norfolk. He was promoted to the Orioles for most of the 2007 season. Burres was named the fifth starter in the Orioles rotation to open the 2008 season, after a competition in spring training with teammate Matt Albers.
In 2009, however, Burres was designated for assignment to make room for Rich Hill on the roster.
On February 4, 2009, Burres was claimed by the Toronto Blue Jays.[1]
Burres spent spring training 2009 with Toronto, and was assigned to Triple-A Las Vegas 51s. With Toronto dealing with early-season injuries to several pitchers, Burres was recalled to the majors by the Jays on April 24, 2009, and made his first appearance for Toronto the next day, starting on the road against the Chicago White Sox. He wound up as the losing pitcher, but held the White Sox to two runs through the first four innings, before struggling in the fifth inning, when he left the game. Jays' manager Cito Gaston stated that Burres would remain in the rotation until several of Toronto's injured pitchers make their return to active duty.
On January 4, 2010, Burres signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates with an invite to spring training. He was non-tendered after the season.
On December 19, 2011, Burres returned to the team that drafted him by signing a minor league deal with an invite to spring training.
Brian has an identical twin brother, Greg, who resides in the Pacific Northwest. Brian is the son of Nancy and Kirk, and has two other brothers, Kevin and Patrick.