Timothy Joseph "T. J." Burton (born July 30, 1983 in

Ottawa Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern Ontario, southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the cor ...

) is a Canadian former professional baseball player.

Life

He attended

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. He was selected by the

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in the 18th Round (547th overall) of the

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. Burton played in the Cleveland Indians and

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minor league systems from 2002 to 2010.Minor League Baseball
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at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

and

2009 World Baseball Classic The 2009 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was an International Baseball Federation, international baseball competition. It began on March 5 and finished March 23. Unlike in 2006 World Baseball Classic, 2006, when the Round-robin tournament, round- ...

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1983 births Living people Akron Aeros players Canadian expatriate baseball players in the United States Corpus Christi Hooks players Baseball pitchers Baseball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Burlington Indians players (1986–2006) Kinston Indians players Lake County Captains players Mahoning Valley Scrappers players Olympic baseball players for Canada Round Rock Express players Baseball players from Ottawa Surprise Rafters players World Baseball Classic players of Canada 2009 World Baseball Classic players {{Canada-baseball-bio-stub