Jimmy Burnette #12

James William Burnette...Played for three years at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 2018-20 before spending 2021 at St. Leo University in Florida...Helps coach a youth baseball program in Chicago called Top Tier Baseball, which he played in as a child.

2023

Made his first appearance at MLB Spring Training, playing in four games and posting a 2.70 ERA (1 ER/3.1 IP) with a walk, five strikeouts, and a save...Began the 2023 campaign at Double-A New Hampshire, before being promoted to Triple A-Buffalo...Between the two levels, made 42 appearances combined going 2-3 with a 7.87 ERA (37 ER/42.1 IP), 36 walks, 63 strikeouts, five saves in eight save opportunities, and a 1.80 WHIP...Posted a 13.4 strikeout-per-nine rate and a 30% strikeout percentage.

2022

Went 5-8 with a 4.31 ERA (27 ER/56.1 IP) with 56 strikeouts and 25 walks in his first full professional season... Began the year with High-A Vancouver, pitching in 13 games for the Canadians (19.0 innings)... Faced 85 batters and struck out 38 of them for a 44.7 strikeout percentage... Received a midseason call-up to Double-A New Hampshire where he appeared in 28 contests...Pitched to a 4.58 ERA (19 ER/37.1 IP) and a 3.36 FIP with the Fisher Cats.