Brock Christopher Burke…On X: @BrockBurke1...He and his wife, Kathryn, were married on Nov. 18, 2023 in Scottsdale, Ariz…The couple adopted a dog during the COVID-19 shutdown in 2020, a Bernedoodle named Kevin...Compiled a 1.56 ERA and struck out 90 of 165 batters faced as a senior at Evergreen High School (CO)...Had a 19-strikeout performance in Evergreen’s 4-0 win over Eaglecrest on April 29, 2014 at Coors Field...Had committed to play college baseball at the University of Oregon...Enjoys golfing, hunting and fishing his spare time...Grew up a fan of the Colorado Rockies and idolized All-Star outfielder Carlos González.
2024
Began fourth year with Rangers...Pitched to a 9.22 ERA (13.2 IP - 14 ER) with 16 strikeouts in 13 relief appearances with Texas...Missed 56 games on injured list with right hand fracture from April 13 to June 12...Appeared in 18 games (two starts) with ACL Rangers and Triple-A Round Rock with a 4.84 ERA (22.1 IP - 12 ER)...Claimed off waivers by Angels on Aug. 13...Posted a 2.33 ERA (19.1 IP - 5 ER) in 20 relief outings with Halos...Recorded two wins in relief with Halos, on Aug. 16 vs. ATL and Sept. 22 at HOU...Held opponents scoreless in 23 of 34 relief outings in 2024, and in 17 of 20 relief appearances made with the Angels.
2023
Compiled a 5-3 record, 12 holds, a 4.37 ERA (29 ER/59.2 IP), and 52 strikeouts/9 walks across a career-high 53 relief appearances in his 3rd season with Texas…pitched to a 2.63 ERA (12 ER/41.0 IP) over his first 34 outings, but allowed 18 R-17 ER over final 19 G (18.2 IP) to spike his season ERA to 4.37, 16th-highest among A.L. relief qualifiers…had team-high 18 relief outings with 4+ outs, T11th-most in A.L…surrendered career-high 13 HR, second-most among A.L. relievers (14-LAA’s Jaime Barria)…allowed just nine of 37 (24.3%) inherited runners to score, good for the seventh-lowest strand rate among A.L. relief qualifiers…his 37 inherited runners were 10th-most in the A.L. and easily tops among Rangers relievers (2nd was Sborz w/ 29)…posted reverse splits, as left-handed batters hit .291 (23- 79) while righties hit .261 (41-157)…surrendered just two HR to left-handed batters (Ohtani on 6/15 vs. LAA, Crawford on 9/29 at SEA)…saw far better ERA results on the road (3.46 in 24 G) than at Globe Life Field (5.08 in 24 G).
POSTSEASON: Allowed 5R-ER over two appearances (0.2 IP) in the 2023 postseason, including an 8th-inn. outing in Game 4 of the World Series at ARI on 10/31/23 (0.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R-ER)... marked his first career playoff action.
2022
Was selected as the Rangers’ Rookie of the Year by the DFW chapter of the BBWAA after going 7-5 with a 1.97 ERA (18 ER/82.1 IP) over 52 relief outings in his first MLB action since 2019…his 1.97 ERA was the lowest ever by a qualified Texas rookie reliever…led MLB in relief innings and ranked among A.L. relief leaders in strikeouts (2nd, 90), wins (T3rd) and ERA (9th)…opponents batted .211/.275/.356/.630 (63-298), including a .192 BA (15-78) by LHB and .218 BA (48-220) by RHB... allowed just six home runs over first 49 G but surrendered one HR in each of last 3G to finish season with a 0.98 HR/9 figure... saw better results in 24 G on the road (4-1, 0.93 ERA) than in 28 G at Globe Life Field (3-4, 2.89 ERA)…went 4-2, 1.15 ERA (8 R-6 ER/47.0 IP) over 30 G prior to the All-Star break and 3-3, 3.06 (17 R-12 ER/35.1 IP) over 22 G following the break...marked the third-lowest ERA in club history before AS break (min. 40 IP): 0.86-Jeff Zimmerman (1999), 0.95-Robbie Ross Jr. (2012)...had career-best 16.1 IP scoreless streak (4/29-6/5), the longest by a Ranger in 2022...earned 1first career win in season debut 4/10 at TOR, his first career relief app. and 1st MLB action since a start on 9/21/19 at OAK.
2021
Went 1-5, 5.68 (49 ER/77.2 IP) in 21 G/20 GS for Round Rock in his 1st action since 2019…ranked among Triple-A West leaders in starts (T6th, 20) and SO (7th, 97), and his 11.2 SO/9 ranked 2nd-highest among pitchers with 70.0+ innings in the league…had a 7.21 ERA (43 ER/53.2 IP) over his 1st 15 G through 8/2…final six G beg. 8/8: 2.25 ERA (6 ER/24.0 IP), .193/.256/.325/.581 opp. slash, 5 BB/26 SO…took loss in start on 5/10 vs. OKC (1.1 IP, 5 R-ER) in his 1st outing since most recent MLB start on 9/21/19 at OAK…on IL 9/22-end of season with blister on left index finger…did not pitch for Round Rock in Alternate Training Site games prior to the season.
2020
Had discomfort throwing in early December 2019 and was given an injection in his left shoulder by Rangers Team Physician Dr. Keith Meister on 12/19/19… once he returned to throwing near the start of Spring Training last year, the discomfort returned…had season-ending surgery performed on 2/28/20 by Dr. Meister to repair fraying and a partial tear in his left labrum…expected to continue his rehabilitation program at Spring Training, and will not be ready for the start of the regular season.
2019
Recalled from Triple-A Nashville prior to ML debut on 8/20 and remained in the Rangers rotation for the rest of the season… opened his big league career by posting no record and a 1.50 ERA (3 ER/18.0 IP) through his 1st three starts, but was tagged for 19 R-ER in just 8.2 IP over his next 3 outings…opponents batted .415/.468/.927/1.395 (17-41) with six home runs during latter stretch after slashing .203/.292/.250/.542 (13-64) in his 1st three starts…before his call-up, combined to go 3-5 with a 3.90 ERA (27 ER/62.1 IP) and 18 BB/64 SO across four levels of the Texas farm system…opponents batted .243/.298/.374/.673…whiffed 9.2 batters per 9.0 IP, 2nd-best figure of his career behind only a 10.4 rate last season…allowed just three HR in 62.1 IP…missed nearly two months during pair of stints on the minor league injured list: 4/5-15 while recovering from a blister and 4/23-6/16 with left shoulder fatigue.
2018
Named the Rays Minor League Pitcher of the Year, leading all Rays minor leaguers with 158 strikeouts…combined to go 9-6 with a 3.08 ERA (47 ER/137.1 IP) over 25 games/22 starts with Charlotte (A+) and Montgomery (AA)…also ranked among TB minor league leaders in both wins (T4th) and ERA (5th)…his strikeout total was 14th-most among all minor league hurlers…returned to Charlotte to open the season and was promoted to Montgomery on 7/9…went 6-1 with a 1.95 ERA (12/55.1 IP) over 9 starts to lead the Biscuits to the Southern League postseason.
