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American baseball player (born 1989)
Baseball player
William John Burns (born August 30, 1989) is an American former professional baseball center fielder . He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics and Kansas City Royals .
Career
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Amateur
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Burns attended George Walton Comprehensive High School in Marietta, Georgia,[1] Mercer University . In 2011, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League .[2]
Washington Nationals
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He was drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 32nd round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft ,[3] Potomac Nationals but was promoted to the Double-A Harrisburg Senators during the season.[4] [5] [6] [7]
Oakland Athletics
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On December 11, 2013, the Nationals traded Burns to the Oakland Athletics for Jerry Blevins .[8] Midland RockHounds on July 28, 2014.[5] [9]
On May 24, 2015 he hit his first MLB home run against Tampa Bay Rays, when he swung on the first pitch of the game. In 2015 he batted 294/.334/.392 with 26 stolen bases, and led the majors in percentage of soft-hit batted balls (31.0%).[10]
Kansas City Royals
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On July 30, 2016, the Athletics traded Burns to the Kansas City Royals for Brett Eibner .[11]
The Royals designated Burns for assignment on February 28, 2018.[12] Omaha Storm Chasers on March 4.[13] [14]
New York Yankees
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On January 4, 2019, the Yankees signed Burns to a minor league contract.[15] spring training in 2019.[16] [17]
Retirement
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As of July 15, 2020, Burns had retired from Baseball and become a real estate agent.
Personal life
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His sister, Abbey, is a member of the U.S. Paralympic Swim Team.[18]
References
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^ "Burns Taken by Washington Nationals in 32nd Round of 2011 MLB Draft" . Mercerbears.com. June 8, 2011. Archived from the original on July 24, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2013 .
^ Sottile, Dave (August 26, 2013). "Senators OF Billy Burns proving to be as good as advertised" . Pennlive.com. Retrieved December 14, 2013 .
^ a b Dykstra, Sam (July 28, 2014). "A's call up speedy prospect Burns" . MILB.com. Retrieved July 29, 2014 .
^ Wagner, James. "Billy Burns named Nationals' minor league player of the year, Taylor Jordan named pitcher of the year" . Washingtonpost.com . Retrieved December 14, 2013 .
^ "Nationals name OF Billy Burns & RHP Taylor Jordan Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Year" . Mlb.mlb.com. September 13, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013 .
^ "A's Acquire OF Billy Burns from Washington for LHP Jerry Blevins" . Oakland.athletics.mlb.com. December 11, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013 .
^ Lee, Jane (July 28, 2014). "Gentry lands on DL with broken hand; Burns recalled" . MLB.com . Retrieved July 29, 2014 .
^ Major League Leaderboards » 2015 » Batters » Batted Ball Statistics | FanGraphs Baseball
^ "A's trade Burns to Royals for Eibner" . WDAF-TV . Retrieved July 30, 2016 .
^ MLBRosterMoves on Twitter: ".@Royals sign 1B Lucas Duda to one-year deal; designate OF Billy Burns for assignment."
^ Minor MLB Transactions: 3/4/2018 - MLB Trade Rumors
^ Eddy, Matt (November 6, 2018). "Minor League Free Agents 2018" . Baseball America . Retrieved November 12, 2018 .
^ "Yankees' Billy Burns: Lands with Yankees" . CBSSports.com . Retrieved January 5, 2019 .
^ Dykstra, Sam (February 1, 2019). "Yankees invite Florial to spring camp" . MiLB.com. Retrieved February 3, 2019 .
^ Matt Eddy (November 7, 2019). "Minor League Free Agents 2019" . Baseball America . Retrieved November 7, 2019 .
^ "Burns sister Abbey part of an athletic family" . Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2015 .
External links
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