| Brian Burres | |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Birth Date: | 8 April 1981 |
| Birth Place: | Oregon City, Oregon, U.S. |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Left |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | September 8 |
| Debutyear: | 2006 |
| Debutteam: | Baltimore Orioles |
| Debut2league: | CPBL |
| Debut2date: | March 24 |
| Debut2year: | 2013 |
| Debut2team: | Lamigo Monkeys |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | September 28 |
| Finalyear: | 2011 |
| Finalteam: | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Final2league: | CPBL |
| Final2date: | August 24 |
| Final2year: | 2013 |
| Final2team: | Lamigo Monkeys |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 18–25 |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat2value: | 5.75 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 224 |
| Stat2league: | CPBL |
| Stat21label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat21value: | 9–5 |
| Stat22label: | Earned run average |
| Stat22value: | 3.49 |
| Stat23label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat23value: | 93 |
| Teams: | |
Brian Burres (born April 8, 1981) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Burres' best pitch is his changeup. He also has a high 80s-low 90 MPH fastball and a curveball. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Toronto Blue Jays and Pittsburgh Pirates and in the CPBL for the Lamigo Monkeys.
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, being drafted by the San Francisco Giants after one year.
Burres was originally drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 31st round (931st overall) of the 2000 MLB draft.[1] 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.
On January 6, 2006, Burres was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles.[2] He never cleared waivers, so the Orioles released him. Six days later, he was assigned to Triple-A Ottawa.
On September 8, 2006, Burres made his major league debut with the Orioles, allowing two earned runs on three hits in two-thirds of an inning against the New York Yankees.[3] He spent most of the 2006 season with Triple-A Ottawa, going 10–6 with a 3.76 ERA in 26 starts with the Lynx.[4] He was promoted to the Orioles for most of the 2007 season, finishing the season 6–8 with a 5.95 ERA in 37 games (17 starts).[5] 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.
On February 2,, Burres was designated for assignment to make room on the roster for Rich Hill.[6]
On February 4, 2009, Burres was claimed by the Toronto Blue Jays.[7]
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,[8] 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.[9] 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.[10] He was non-tendered after the season.[11] On January 3, 2011, Burres re-signed with the Pirates on another minor league deal.[12]
On December 19, 2011, Burres returned to his original team, the San Francisco Giants, signing a minor league deal with an invite to spring training.[13]
On February 4, 2013, after little interest from MLB and NPB teams, Burres signed with the Lamigo Monkeys of the CPBL in Taiwan.[14]
After pitching the previous season in Taiwan and not receiving a major league offer, Burres signed a contract to pitch for the with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
On June 9, 2014, Burres signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies.[15]
Burres re-signed with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs for the 2015 season. He became a free agent after the 2015 season, and re-signed with the Blue Crabs on April 5, 2016.[16] He became a free agent after the 2016 season.
Burres was named as an assistant coach for the Fort Wayne TinCaps for the 2023 season. He was named pitching coach for the AZL Padres for the 2024 season.
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. Brian married Lacy on the July 14, 2014, episode of .
Brian competes every year in the prestigious “Battle for the Boot” golf tournament held at Bandon Dunes and has won four times (2012, 2016, 2022, 2023).
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