2024-05-10 19:30:13
Heartbreaking news that has hit to the world of baseball that day, Friday 10 May. Sean Burroughsa former player who wore the uniform of the San Diego Padres in the Major Leagues, lost his life last Thursday, May 9, after collapsing while managing the Little League team where his son currently plays.
The news It was announced by MLB journalist Bob Nightengale, through his X (Twitter) account. “Former MLB infielder Sean Burroughs, a first-round draft pick who played seven MLB seasons, collapsed and died Thursday while coaching his son’s minor league team. He was just 44 years old,” the Nightengale tweet said.
In fact, Burroughs was the ninth pick in the first round of the 1998 Draft, selected by the San Diego Padres. In 2002, he was ranked fourth in Baseball America’s prospect rankings, so he was a player with a lot of potential.
Pass through Venezuela
Although he had many spotlights on him, Burroughs never quite shined as expected in the Majors, where he lasted just seven seasons in which he played 528 games and consumed 1,664 at-bats, helping him leave a .278/.335 offensive line /.355/.690, product of 463 career hits.
In 2011, he sought his best rhythm with the tree in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League, where he played 38 games with the Margarita Braves. In that span, Burroughs shined, posting a .316/.396/.382/.779 line, thanks to 43 hits in 136 at-bats.
After a brief final stint in the Majors in 2012, the left-handed hitter became a true fixture in the Atlantic League, catching the attention of the Tiburones de La Guaira, a team that signed him for the 2015/16 campaign. With the Sharks, he hit .297/.308/.351/.659 in 10 games.
To date, the cause of the remembered player’s death has not been revealed.
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