Pirates Bring Up New Starting Pitcher

Burrows has spent most of his season down in Triple-A, starting seven of eight games he's pitched in, with a 2-1 record, a 2.51 ERA over 32.1 innings pitched, 41 strikeouts to 11 walks and an opposing batting average of .195.

The Pirates promoted Burrows back on April 24 and had him available to pitch out of the bullpen, following an injury to right-handed pitcher Justin Lawrence. The Pirates then sent Burrows back to Indianapolis on April 26, as they ended right-handed pitcher Colin Holderman's rehab assignment.

Pittsburgh called up Burrows on Sept. 28, 2024 and he pitched against the New York Yankees. He allowed two hits, three walks, a home run, two earned runs and posted two strikeouts over 3.1 innings in the 9-4 win in his MLB debut.

Burrows hails from Waterford, Conn. and played for Waterford High School in the southwestern part of the state. He would star as a senior in 2018, with a 6-0 record, a 0.38 ERA and 98 strikeouts in 44 innings.

The Pirates took Burrows in the 11th round of the 2018 MLB Draft and Burrows would forgo his commitment to UConn, deciding on a $500,000 signing bonus.

Burrows started three of the four games he played in 2018 for the Gulf Coast League Pirates, with a 0.00 ERA in 14.0 innings pitched, nine strikeouts to four walks and an opposing batting average of .133.

He would pitch the entire 2019 season with the West Virginia Black Bears in the Low-A New York-Penn League. He started all 11 games he pitched in, with a 2-3 record, a 4.33 ERA over 43.2 innings pitched, 43 strikeouts to 20 walks an opposing batting average of .262.

Burrows didn't pitch in 2020, as the MLB shut down the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He would pitch for the High-A Greensboro Grasshoppers in 2021, starting 13 games with a 2-2 record, a 2.20 ERA in 49.0 innings pitched, 66 strikeouts to 20 walks and an opposing batting average of .143.

He would start 2022 with Double-A Altoona, where he went 2-2 in 12 starts, posted a 2.94 ERA over 52.0 innings pitched, 69 strikeouts to 19 walks and an opposing batting average of .199.

Burrows earned a promotion to Indianapolis on June 16 and he would pitch in 12 games, starting 10 of them the rest of the season. He finished with a 1-4 record, a 5.31 ERA over 42.1 innings pitched and a .271 opposing batting average.

He would make two starts for Indianapolis in 2023, before injuring his ulnar collateral ligament. He would undergo Tommy John surgery on April 26, ending his season.

Burrows returned in 2024, but waited until June, beginning with a rehab assignment with the Florida Complex League Pirates and then went up to the Single-A Bradenton Marauders.

He would make his season debut for Indianapolis on July 25 and started nine of 10 games. He finished with a 1-1 record, a 4.06 ERA over 37.2 innings pitched, 45 strikeouts to 15 walks and an opposing batting average of .253.

Burrows joins a Pirates starting rotation with right-handed pitchers Paul Skenes and Mitch Keller at No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, plus left-handed pitchers in Bailey Falter and Andrew Heaney at No. 3 and No. 4.