Enrique Burgos Arosemena (born November 23, 1990) is a Panamanian professional

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in the

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organization. He has played in

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(MLB) for the

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Early life

Enrique Burgos was born in

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, Panama. His father, Enrique Burgos, is a former left-handed pitcher who played in the minors and majors over a period of 17 years. The younger Burgos preferred soccer to baseball, but took up the latter sport at age 14 and signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks as an amateur free agent on July 19, 2007 at the age of 16.

Career

Arizona Diamondbacks

Burgos was a starting pitcher during most of his seven-plus years in the minor leagues, where he demonstrated the ability to strike out batters but also had a high walk rate. His ERA during his first four seasons was 5.93. In 2012 the Diamondbacks moved him to the

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, where his ERA decreased to 2.35 in 2012 and 3.88 in 2013. Between 2013 and 2014, he cut his walk rate over 50 percent, from more than one walk per inning in Low-A

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to 4.3 walks per nine innings in High-A

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. He was added to the Diamondbacks 40-man roster on October 21, 2014. He was promoted to the major leagues on April 29, 2015. That night, he retired all three batters that he faced in the ninth inning of a Diamondbacks 9–1 win over the

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. Burgos was recalled from the Triple-A

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on July 2, 2016. He was designated for assignment on May 15, 2017, to create room for

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who had his contract purchased from AAA.

Atlanta Braves

On May 20, he was traded to the

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for cash considerations. He was then designated for assignment by the Braves to make room for

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He elected free agency on November 6, 2017.

Detroit Tigers

On December 5, 2017, Burgos signed a minor league deal with the

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. He was released on March 28, 2018.

Guerreros de Oaxaca

On July 3, 2018, Burgos signed with the

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of the

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Pericos de Puebla

On August 16, 2018, Burgos was traded to the

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of the

. He became a free agent after the season.

Long Island Ducks

On April 2, 2019, Burgos signed with the

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of the

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. He appeared in 29 games for the Ducks, recording a 4-2 record and 2.43 ERA with 13 saves and 49 strikeouts in 29.2 innings pitched.

Leones de Yucatán

On July 19, 2019, Burgos had his contract selected by the

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of the

. Burgos posted a stellar 0.59 ERA in 16 appearances for Yucatán to close out the year. Burgos did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Mexican League season because of the

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. In 2021, he made 25 appearances for the club, logging a 2.22 ERA with 29 strikeouts in 24.1 innings of work. Burgos made 8 appearances for Yucatán in 2022, but struggled to a 7.36 ERA with 5 strikeouts in 7.1 innings pitched. He was released by the team on July 13, 2022.

Miami Marlins

On January 13, 2023, Burgos signed a minor league contract with the

organization.

International career

Before the 2019 season, he was selected for

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at the

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. In 2022, Burgos was selected to represent

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at the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Burgos, Enrique 1990 births Living people Arizona Diamondbacks players Dominican Summer League Diamondbacks players Guerreros de Oaxaca players Leones de Yucatán players Leones del Escogido players Panamanian expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic Long Island Ducks players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from Panama Mexican League baseball pitchers Missoula Osprey players Mobile BayBears players Panamanian expatriate baseball players in Mexico Panamanian expatriate baseball players in the United States Pericos de Puebla players Reno Aces players Salt River Rafters players South Bend Silver Hawks players Sportspeople from Panama City Yaquis de Obregón players Visalia Rawhide players Yakima Bears players Gigantes del Cibao players