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Pirates activate RHP Colin Holderman, option RHP Mike Burrows LOS ANGELES — The Pirates activated right-handed reliever Colin Holderman from his rehab assignment at Triple-A Indianapolis and optioned ri...

APRIL 26, 2025 • POST-GAZETTE.COM

Headed back to Triple-A The Pirates optioned Burrows to Triple-A Indianapolis on Saturday, Colin Beazley of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Impact The move makes room on the 26-man roster for the reinstatement of Colin Holderman (knee) from the 15-day injured list. Burrows was brought up to the majors April 24, but did not appear in a game for the Pirates. He's made three starts in Triple-A, posting a 4.38 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 11-5 K:BB across 12.1 innings.

APRIL 26, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Pirates option Jack Suwinski to Triple-A, promote Matt Gorski and Mike Burrows ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Pirates made several moves before Thursday’s series finale against the Angels, bringing up outfielder Matt Gorski and....

APRIL 25, 2025 • POST-GAZETTE.COM

Promoted to majors Burrows was promoted from Triple-A Indianapolis on Thursday, Colin Beazley of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Impact Burrows was one of the final pitchers in contention for a roster spot out of spring training but missed out to begin the regular season. With Tim Mazya (shoulder) out for the long term, Burrows will likely start with a depth bullpen role. However, he has served as a starter with Triple-A Indianapolis and could get spot starts on occasion.

APRIL 24, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

For Pirates prospect Thomas Harrington, fastball command key to making the majors The Pittsburgh Pirates have reassigned most of their top pitching prospects to minor-league camp, eliminating Bubba Chandler, Braxton Ashcra...

MARCH 17, 2025 • TRIBLIVE.COM

Pirates Pipeline: Right-hander Mike Burrows still viewed as a starter — and one with potential Mike Burrows’ bid for an opening day roster spot all but officially ended last Tuesday when he was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis. But ma...

MARCH 14, 2025 • POST-GAZETTE.COM

Optioned to Indy The Pirates optioned Burrows to Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday.

Impact Burrows didn't see much success during his time in the Grapefruit League, giving up four earned runs in just five innings while striking out three batters and walking four. That being said, the 25-year-old held his own during his MLB debut last season, so the Pirates may be willing to promote him again in 2025 for a spot start or long-relief appearance.

MARCH 11, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Vying for roster spot Burrows has a chance to make the Pirates' roster out of spring training, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports.

Impact Burrows hasn't had overwhelming success this spring, allowing four earned runs with only a 4:3 K:BB across five innings. However, he remains in camp with the big-league club despite other of the team's top pitching prospects such as Bubba Chandler and Hunter Barco already being reassigned. If Burrows does make the roster, he'd likely begin in long relief, but he should be an option to make spot starts throughout the campaign.

MARCH 11, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Burrows' composure continues to impress in bid to make roster NORTH PORT, Fla. -- It has been a very different Spring Training for Mike Burrows compared to a year ago. In 2024, he was still rehabbing ba...

MARCH 8, 2025 • MLB.COM

Earns first win Burrows (1-0) allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits and three walks while striking out two to earn the win Saturday against the Yankees.

Impact Burrows followed Paul Skenes into the game to make his major league debut. His line suggests he was wild, though he began 11 of the 14 batters he faced with a strike and managed to throw 60 percent of his pitches for strikes. Most importantly, he has proved healthy and capable of handling a normal workload across the second half of the season after returning from Tommy John surgery. That should put him in a position to compete for a rotation spot in 2025.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Recalled from Indianapolis The Pirates recalled Burrows from Triple-A Indianapolis on Saturday.

Impact Burrows has spent nearly the entire season with Indianapolis, posting a 4.06 ERA and 1.42 WHIP across 37.2 innings. Although he was used primarily as a starter, he'll most likely used in a multi-inning role out of the bullpen with Pittsburgh. If he's able to get into one of the Pirates' final two regular-season games, the 24-year-old righty will be making his MLB debut.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Recalled from Indianapolis The Pirates recalled Burrows from Triple-A Indianapolis on Saturday.

Impact Burrows has spent nearly the entire season with Indianapolis, posting a 4.06 ERA and 1.42 WHIP across 37.2 innings. Although he was used primarily as a starter, he'll most likely be used in a multi-inning role out of the bullpen with Pittsburgh. If he's able to get into one of the team's final two regular-season games, the 24-year-old righty will be making his MLB debut.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Pirates add right-hander Mike Burrows to taxi squad NEW YORK — Mike Burrows started the 2024 season a ways from game competition, and he very well could close out the campaign pitching on one...

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024 • POST-GAZETTE.COM

Added to taxi squad Burrows has been added to the Pirates' taxi squad prior to Friday's game against the Yankees, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Impact While he is not on the active roster yet, it seems likely that could happen sometime this weekend. Burrows, 24, holds a 4.06 ERA and 45:15 K:BB over 37.2 innings this season at Triple-A Indianapolis and would be making his major-league debut when/if he gets into a game.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Pirates Pipeline: Analyzing farm system's top performers — and prospects with more to prove Just a few weeks remain in the Pirates’ 2024 campaign, as well as for their affiliates. Some of the franchise’s top minor-league performers....

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024 • POST-GAZETTE.COM

Pirates Pipeline: Post Tommy John surgery, right-hander Mike Burrows 'very close' to prior form When Mike Burrows underwent Tommy John surgery in April of 2023, he knew full well an arduous journey awaited. Even so, the right-handed pit...

AUGUST 4, 2024 • POST-GAZETTE.COM

Pirates minor league report: Right-hander Mike Burrows back with Triple-A Indianapolis Down on the farm is a recurring notebook highlighting the past week of baseball throughout the Pirates minor-league system. Below are the mo...

JULY 30, 2024 • POST-GAZETTE.COM

Comes off Triple-A IL Triple-A Indianapolis reinstated Burrows (elbow) from its 60-day injured list Tuesday and assigned him to the rookie-level Florida Complex League.

Impact Burrows had been on the shelf all season while he completed his recovery from April 2023 Tommy John surgery. He began a rehab assignment in the FCL on June 17 and later moved on to Single-A Bradenton, posting a 7.36 ERA, 1.64 WHIP and 11:7 K:BB in 11 innings across his five rehab starts. Though Burrows appears to be fully healthy again, the Pirates will have him stick around in Florida a little longer to iron out the kinks before he's deemed ready to reclaim a spot in the Triple-A rotation.

JULY 17, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Undergoes UCL surgery Burrows underwent surgery Wednesday to repair damage to the UCL in his right elbow, Alex Stumpf of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.

Impact The announced timeline from the Pirates calls for Burrows to miss 14-to-16 months, so he presumably had Tommy John surgery. The 23-year-old had logged just two starts this season at Triple-A Indianapolis. He was an 11th-round pick in the 2018 MLB Draft out of a high school in Connecticut.

APRIL 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Hits Triple-A IL Triple-A Indianapolis placed Burrows (forearm) on its 7-day injured list April 11.

Impact Burrows' move to the IL was fully expected after Pirates general manager Ben Cherington disclosed that the right-hander suffered a forearm injury in his second outing of the season for Indianapolis back on April 8. The 23-year-old is without a definitive timeline for a return.

APRIL 18, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Rob Biertempfel: Per Pirates medical director Todd Tomczyk, RHP... - The Athletic Per Pirates medical director Todd Tomczyk, RHP JT Brubaker and RHP Mike Burrows are getting second opinons re: elbow injuries. Burrows was p...

APRIL 11, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Injures forearm in Triple-A start Pirates general manager Ben Cherington said Burrows was diagnosed with a forearm injury after exiting his start Saturday at Triple-A Indianapolis, Alex Stumpf of DKPittsburghSports...

Impact Cherington added that Burrows' elbow is stable, but the forearm issue still could be enough of a concern to keep the 23-year-old right-hander on the shelf for at least a couple turns through the rotation. Burrows worked 6.2 innings between his first two starts with Indianapolis, giving up two earned runs on four hits and two walks while striking out three.

APRIL 10, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Optioned to Triple-A Burrows was optioned Tuesday to Triple-A Indianapolis by the Pirates.

Impact Burrows has made two Grapefruit League appearances as of Tuesday, and he allowed two runs on four hits with one strikeout and no walks over three innings. The right-hander is considered one of the better arms in the Pittsburgh system and likely will make his MLB debut at some point in 2023.

MARCH 14, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Adding slider Burrows is incorporating a slider into his pitch mix, Justice delos Santos of MLB.com reports.

Impact Burrows is among the top pitching prospects in the Pirates' organization, and he already possesses an above-average curveball. The slider is still a work in progress, though he has thrown the pitch eight times across three innings of work this spring. Burrows is extremely unlikely to break camp with the team, but he'll be among the top candidates to get the call when the Pirates need reinforcements in the rotation this season.

MARCH 10, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

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