Burke Heinrich Badenhop (born February 8, 1983) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Florida Marlins, Tampa Bay Rays, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds. Badenhop played college baseball at Bowling Green State University.
| Burke Badenhop | |
|---|---|
 Badenhop pitching for the Boston Red Sox in 2014 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: February 8, 1983 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 9, 2008, for the Florida Marlins | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 3, 2015, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 20–27 |
| Earned run average | 3.74 |
| Strikeouts | 350 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Early ball
editBadenhop played high school baseball at Perrysburg High School in Perrysburg, Ohio under coach Dave Hall. In college, he was a team member of the Bowling Green Falcons at Bowling Green State University.
Baseball career
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Detroit Tigers
editBadenhop was originally drafted by the Detroit Tigers.
Florida/Miami Marlins
editOn December 5, 2007, he was traded to the Florida Marlins (along with Cameron Maybin; Andrew Miller; Eulogio De La Cruz; Mike Rabelo and minor league player, Dallas Trahern) for Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis. On April 9, 2008, Badenhop made his major league debut against the Washington Nationals. He had a 1-2-3 inning, which included striking out Rob Mackowiak. Badenhop made his first major league pitching start on April 13, 2008, against the Houston Astros.
Badenhop is known by teammates as "The Hopper", a nickname given to him by Marlins manager Fredi González.[1][2]
On May 16, 2011, Badenhop was a part of one of the more bizarre games in the team's history against the New York Mets, which ended following Badenhop's game-winning RBI single—just his second career hit.[3] It was the first time that a relief pitcher had given his team the game-winning hit since Micah Owings did it in a 2008 game playing for the Cincinnati Reds.[citation needed]
Tampa Bay Rays
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On December 12, 2011, he was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays for Jake Jefferies.[4] Badenhop was used during the 2012 season as a long-relief pitcher and as a ground-ball specialist because of his sinker.[5]
Milwaukee Brewers
editOn December 1, 2012, Badenhop was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for Raúl Mondesí Jr.[6] On January 18, 2013, the Brewers announced they had avoided arbitration with Badenhop, signing him to a one-year contract worth $1.55 million.[7]
Boston Red Sox
editOn November 22, 2013, Badenhop was traded to the Boston Red Sox for LHP prospect Luis Ortega.[8] Badenhop had a solid season for the Red Sox despite not winning any games. In 70 innings, Badenhop put up a 2.29 ERA and allowing only 1 home run. He recorded one save in a 14 inning game against the White Sox on April 16, 2014.[9]
Cincinnati Reds
editOn February 7, 2015, Badenhop signed a one-year, $1 million contract with the Cincinnati Reds that included a $4 million option for a second year with a $1.5 million buyout.[10]
Texas Rangers
editOn April 6, 2016, Badenhop signed a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers. He was released on April 19, 2016.
Former big league reliever Burke Badenhop joined the Diamondbacks new baseball operations position, as Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic tweets. In his new role, Piecoro writes, Badenhop will perform "acquisition-based pitching analysis/sports science work."
Author
editBadenhop is co-author of the book "Financial Planning For Your First Job", published by Coventry House Publishing, where he draws from his business background at Bowling Green State University.[11]
References
edit- ^ McCalvy, Adam (December 24, 2012). "Holiday Q&A with Burke Badenhop". MLB.com. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
- ^ Doyle, Ricky (February 24, 2014). "Red Sox's Burke Badenhop Breaks Down History Of 'The Hopper' Nickname". NESN. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
- ^ Dan Martin (May 17, 2011). "Mets Fall to Marlins in 11 Innings". nypost.com. New York Post. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ^ Topkin, Marc (December 12, 2011). "@SPTimesRays". St. Petersburg Times. Twitter.
- ^ "Rays reliever Badenhop quick on his feet". foxsports.com. March 5, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ^ Chastain, Bill (December 1, 2012). "Rays trade Badenhop for Mondesi Jr". MLB.com. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
- ^ Kruth, Cash (January 18, 2013). "Axford among trio to avoid arbitration with Brewers". MLB.com. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
- ^ "Red Sox get RHP Burke Badenhop from Brewers for LHP prospect Luis Ortega". Fox News. March 25, 2015.
- ^ "Boston Red Sox at Chicago White Sox Box Score, April 16, 2014".
- ^ Cole, Mike (February 7, 2015). "Burke Badenhop, Reds Agree To One-Year Contract With Mutual Option". nesn.com. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
- ^ Hannable, Ryan (May 18, 2014). "Craig Breslow, Burke Badenhop lead a brainy Red Sox bullpen". Metro New York. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
External links
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- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)