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40-MAN ROSTER › BuRke BAdenHoP
RIGHT-HANdEd PITCHER
BURKe
BaDeNhOP 31
burke heinrich badenhop (berk bay-den-hop)
BATS
Right
ÊÊBurke grew up in the small town of Perrysburg,
Ohio, and attended Perrysburg High School, the
alma mater of Tigers Manager Jim Leyland...
his high school team played its home games at
Jim Leyland Field...Burke and Leyland donated
money to build a new field that is currently under
construction.
ÊÊGraduated magna cum laude from Bowling
Green State University with a degree in economics...was
a First Team Academic All-
American as a senior.
ÊÊWrote the foreword for the 2010 book Financial
Planning for Your First Job, written by his high
school classmate Matthew Brandeburg.
ÊÊBurke is a movie buff and aspiring screenwriter
and especially enjoys comedies...when
the Marlins were in Los Angeles to play the
Dodgers, he crossed paths with Will Ferrell’s
agent, Martin Lesak.
2011 seasON
ÊÊSpent the majority of the season with the
Marlins after opening the season in Triple-A
New Orleans...was recalled on May 7 and spent
the remainder of the season in the majors,
making 50 relief apps and posting a 4.10 ERA
(63.2-IP, 29-ER).
ÊÊLed the Marlins in relief innings (63.2) from the
date of his recall (May 7) through season’s end.
ÊÊAllowed only 1 HR in 63.2 innings, a solo shot
by Albert Pujols on Aug 4 vs. STL...only four
qualifying NL relievers allowed a home run less
frequently...his 74.2 groundball pct. ranked 6th
highest among NL relievers.
THROWS
Right
HEIGHT
6'5"
WEIGHT
220
MaJor lEaguE sErVICE 3 years, 116 days
oPENINg Day agE 29
borN 2/8/83 in Atlanta, GA
rEsIDEs Perrysburg, OH
CoNtraCt status Signed through 2012
aCQuIrED From the Miami Marlins in exchange
for C Jake Jefferies, 12/12/11
sIgNINg sCout Tom Osowski (Tigers)
ÊÊThirteen of his 50 apps lasted at least 2 innings,
compiling a 3.03 ERA (32.2-IP, 11-ER) in
those games...in his career has recorded a 2.79
ERA (116.1-IP, 36-ER) in 48 relief apps of 2 innings
or longer.
ÊÊWent 1-0 with a 2.25 ERA (16-IP, 4-ER) over
his first 16 apps, through June 12...after that
went 1-3 with a 4.72 ERA (47.2-IP, 25-ER) in 34
games.
ÊÊOn May 16 at NYM pitched a scoreless 10th inning
and drove in the game-winning run with
an 11th-inning single to earn the victory...it was
the second time in Marlins history a reliever
earned the win and drove in the game-winning
run with a base hit (Richie Lewis, Aug 26,
1993 vs. HOU).
ÊÊRecorded 6 strikeouts over 3.2 innings on
Aug 4 vs. STL...this tied for 2nd-most strikeouts
by a reliever in Marlins history...tossed 4 innings
of scoreless relief on Sep 1 at NYM.
ÊÊMade 11 apps for New Orleans...suffered the
loss on April 23 at Albuquerque (Dodgers) after
yielding 9 runs (7-ER) on 8 hits in 1 inning...otherwise
had a 2.63 ERA (13.2-IP, 4-ER).
CaReeR hIghLIghTs
ÊÊIn 2010 broke camp with the Marlins...in two
major league stints, compiled a 3.99 ERA (67.2-
IP, 30-ER) over a career-high 53 relief apps...optioned
to New Orleans on May 27 after posting
an 0-5 record and 6.43 ERA (21-IP, 15-ER) in 15
games for the Marlins.
ÊÊWas recalled by Florida on July 7 and went 2-0
with a 2.89 ERA (46.2-IP, 15-ER) in 38 apps to
finish the season.