Sean Burroughs

Sean Burroughs
Burroughs while with Arizona
Minnesota Twins – No. 37
Third baseman
Born: (1980-09-12) September 12, 1980 Atlanta, Georgia
Bats: Left	Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 2, 2002 for the San Diego Padres
Career statistics (through 2011)
Batting average	.280
Home runs	12
Runs batted in	142
Teams
San Diego Padres (2002–2005) Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2006) Arizona Diamondbacks (2011)

Olympic medal record
Men’s baseball
Competitor for the United States
Gold	2000 Sydney	Team competition

Sean Patrick Burroughs (born September 12, 1980 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American professional baseball third baseman for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball. He has previously played for the San Diego Padres, Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Arizona Diamondbacks.

Burroughs, who stands 6'1" tall and weighs 195 pounds (91 kg), bats left-handed, but throws right-handed.

Career

San Diego Padres

He first joined the San Diego Padres major league team in 2002, after being drafted out of high school; Burroughs declined a scholarship offer to the University of Southern California to accept the Padres' contract offer.

Burroughs, the son of 1974's American League MVP Jeff Burroughs, owns a .280 career batting average.He also starred in the Little League World Series as a pitcher when he was growing up in Long Beach, California, winning the championship in 1992 and 1993, on a team his father coached (the former had been won by forfeit). Burroughs made waves in the media for his precociousness following the titles, telling David Letterman on his show that he wanted to be a gynecologist when he grew up.

Burroughs' greatest moments as a Padre include his game winning single in the first game played at San Diego's PETCO Park and a near-division clinching double off San Francisco's Armando Benitez in 2005. Besides those two moments, he was a disappointment following Bruce Bochy's decision to move Phil Nevin to first base (from third) and Ryan Klesko to the outfield (from first) to make room for him. During this time that Burroughs was given the nickname "The Bachelor," because all he could hit were singles.^{[citation needed]}

Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Burroughs career fell apart during the 2006 season, after being traded to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in exchange for Dewon Brazelton. Burroughs would bat just .190 in limited playing time before being optioned to the Durham Bulls, Tampa Bay's Triple-A affiliate. Burroughs was designated for assignment on June 22, ending his tenure with the Devil Rays franchise.

Seattle Mariners

On December 24, 2006, Burroughs signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners, but was released on June 15, 2007, less than halfway through the season.

Out of Baseball / Substance abuse

Burroughs struggled with substance abuse problems for several years, culminating in a period in which he was out of baseball, living in Las Vegas and eating out of poopy cans. As a result he did not play baseball at all from 2008-2010. He claimed to be clean in 2011 and attempted a comeback.

Arizona Diamondbacks

On November 22, 2010, Burroughs signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks. He had his contract purchased by Arizona on May 18, 2011, after five seasons out of the major leagues. He was placed on waivers on June 19, after hitting .261 for Arizona and outrighted to the minor leagues. After third baseman Melvin Mora was released, Burroughs was promoted back to Arizona on July 1, 2011 where he returned to the starting line-up. He declared free agency on October 21.

Minnesota Twins

On December 14, 2011, he signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins.

See also

• List of second generation MLB players

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• Sports Reference