Thomas E. Burrows (born September 14, 1994) is an American former

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. The

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selected Burrows in the fourth round, with the 117th overall selection, of the

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Career

Amateur

Burrows attended

Mars Hill Bible School Mars Hill Bible School is a private, college preparatory Christian day school for boys and girls located in Florence, Alabama. The school begins at pre-kindergarten and continues through the twelfth grade. The school also operates a pre-school. ...

Florence, Alabama Florence is a city in, and the county seat of, Lauderdale County, Alabama, Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States, in the state's northwestern corner, and had a population of 40,184 in the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Florence is l ...

. As a

for the school's baseball team, he was named to the Alabama Sports Writers Association Super All-State team in 2012 and 2013. He enrolled at the

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, where he played

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for the

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. He was named a Freshman

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n by the

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(NCBWA) and ''

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'' in 2014. He was also added to the watch list for the

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. During the summer of 2015, he played

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for the

Hyannis Harbor Hawks The Hyannis Harbor Hawks, formerly the Hyannis Mets, are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Hyannis, Massachusetts. The team is a member of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL) and plays in the league's West Division. The Harbor Hawks play ...

of the

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. He set a Crimson Tide record with 30 saves in his collegiate career.

Seattle Mariners

The

selected Burrows in the fourth round, with the 117th overall selection, of the

. After he signed with the Mariners, he made his professional debut with the

Everett AquaSox The Everett AquaSox are a Minor League Baseball team in Everett, Washington. The team is a member of the Northwest League and is the High-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners. The AquaSox play their home games at Funko Field, which has a seatin ...

of the Low–A

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for whom in innings he had an ERA of 2.55.

Atlanta Braves

On January 11, 2017, the Mariners traded Burrows and Luiz Gohara to the

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in exchange for

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and

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. The Braves assigned him to the

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, where he spent all of 2017, posting a 3–5 record with a 2.16 ERA in innings pitched. He began the 2018 season with Rome before being promoted to the

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of the High–A

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, and finishing the season with the

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of the Double–A Southern League. Over 45 relief appearances between the three clubs, he went 6–2 with a 2.66 ERA. In 2019, he split time between Mississippi and the Triple–A

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Gwinnett Stripers The Gwinnett Stripers are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League (IL) and the Triple-A (baseball), Triple-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. They play their home games at Coolray Field in unincorporated Gwinnett County, Georgia ...

, going 2–4 with a 4.42 ERA and 63 strikeouts over 57 innings. Burrows did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the

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season because of the

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. Burrows began the 2021 season at spring training, and returned to minor league camp in March. He spent the remainder of the year with the

. In 35 games for Gwinnett, he logged a 2.64 ERA with 67 strikeouts across innings pitched. Burrows returned to Gwinnett in 2022, making 32 appearances out of the

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and recording a 4–3 record and 5.50 ERA with 41 strikeouts in innings. He elected free agency following the season on November 10, 2022.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Burrows, Thomas 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Florence, Alabama Baseball players from Alabama Baseball pitchers Alabama Crimson Tide baseball players Hyannis Harbor Hawks players Everett AquaSox players Rome Braves players Florida Fire Frogs players Mississippi Braves players Peoria Javelinas players Gwinnett Stripers players