Danny Burawa

Daniel James Burawa (born December 30, 1988) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played for the New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves in 2015, and also played internationally for the Israel national baseball team.

Early life Burawa was born in Riverhead, New York, to Paul and Denise Burawa.

Amateur career Burawa attended Rocky Point High School in Rocky Point, New York, on the North Shore of Long Island, where he pitched for the Eagles. During his junior year, he threw two no-hitters. He was two-time All-League, and as a senior was All-County and All-Long Island. After his freshman year, he transferred to St. John's University in 2009. In 2009, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Madison Mallards in the Northwoods League,

Professional career New York Yankees The New York Yankees selected Burawa in the 12th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft, and signed him for a signing bonus of $300,000. That year he pitched seven innings in relief for the Staten Island Yankees of the Low-A New York-Pennsylvania League.

In 2011, Burawa pitched for the Charleston RiverDogs in the Single-A South Atlantic League, going 3–2 with three saves and a 3.63 ERA. At the time his fastball was 93–95 mph, and he also threw a slurve (combination curveball and slider) at 75–78 mph. He pitched to a 6–3 win–loss record with four saves and a 2.59 earned run average (ERA) and 66 strikeouts in 66 innings pitched over 46 relief appearances.

The Yankees invited Burawa to spring training in 2014.

After the 2014 season, the Yankees added Burawa to their 40-man roster, in order to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. Burawa began the 2015 season with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. After pitching to a 1.75 ERA in 26 appearances, the Yankees promoted him to the major leagues for the first time on June 21. He made his major league debut that night, allowing four runs on three hits in of an inning, and was optioned to the minor leagues after the game. Burawa was designated for assignment by the Yankees on August 5. For the season, with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre he was 1–3 with one save and a 2.55 ERA in 32 games, and in three starts with Trenton he had a 3.27 ERA. They assigned him to the Gwinnett Braves of the International League, where in 4 relief appearances he had a 2.08 ERA. He appeared in 12 games in relief for Atlanta, and had a 3.65 ERA.

In 2016, Burawa pitched for the Mississippi Braves of the Double-A Southern League, and was 2–0 with a 6.75 ERA in 9 relief appearances.

Long Island Ducks On July 15, 2016, Burawa signed with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, an independent baseball league. In 22 relief appearances for the Ducks, Burawa registered an 0-1 record and 5.09 ERA with 17 strikeouts across innings pitched.