Max Burt

Maxwell Joseph Burt (born August 28, 1996) is an American professional baseball infielder in the Detroit Tigers organization. He played college baseball at Northeastern University in Boston and played high school baseball at St. Johns Preparatory School in Danvers, Massachusetts.

Burt stands at 6'1" and weighs . He had a .330 career batting average at St. Johns while leading them to win the league championship in 2013 and 2014 as well as earning multiple awards at St. Johns.

Northeastern University He then played college ball for the Northeastern Huskies from 2015 to 2018, batting .260/.333/.367 with 214 hits, 12 home runs, 109 RBI and 33 stolen bases in 224 games. In 2017, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.

Professional career New York Yankees Burt was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 28th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft, 847th overall. He made his professional debut with the rookie-level Pulaski Yankees, where he slashed .274/.347/.366 with 51 hits, 21 RBI, and five stolen bases in 51 games. Burt returned to action in 2021 with Tampa, the Double-A Somerset Patriots and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. Burt attributed this change in mindset to Somerset's hitting coach, Jake Hirst, saying he helped him "dumb everything down" while in the batter's box, so he's not flooded with thoughts as the pitch is coming in. His good play earned him a promotion to Triple-A Scranton on June 22, 2023.

On March 18, 2025, Burt re-signed with the Yankees organization on a minor league contract. He made 68 appearances for Somerset and Scranton, hitting a combined .223/.296/.297 with 23 RBI and 11 stolen bases. Burt elected free agency following the season on November 6.

Detroit Tigers On February 24, 2026, Burt signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers organization.