Chase Burns
{{Short description|American baseball player (born 2003)}}
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|position = Pitcher
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Chase David Burns (born January 16, 2003) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization. He played college baseball for the Tennessee Volunteers and Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Once hailed a top high school prospect, Burns was drafted 2nd overall in the 2024 MLB Draft by the Reds.
Amateur career
Burns grew up in Gallatin, Tennessee and initially attended Station Camp High School. He transferred Beech Senior High School
before the start of his senior year.{{cite web|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/high-school/2021/05/18/tssaa-baseball-tennessee-vols-chase-burns-enjoying-lone-season-beech/5092430001/|title=Tennessee baseball signee Chase Burns and his 101 mph fastball win fans|work=The Tennessean|date=May 18, 2021|access-date=July 25, 2022}} Burns was selected in the 20th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft by the San Diego Padres, but did not sign with the team.{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Mike |date=July 15, 2021 |title=Tennessee baseball won in MLB Draft by getting Chase Burns to campus |url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/other-sports/2021/07/15/tennessee-baseball-mlb-draft-2021-chase-burns-tony-vitello/7874875002/ |access-date=July 25, 2022 |website=Knoxville News Sentinel}}
Burns entered his freshman season at Tennessee as a member of the Volunteers' starting rotation.{{cite web|url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/other-sports/2022/02/18/tennessee-baseball-chase-burns-georgia-southern/6846025001/|title=Chase Burns highlights new-look Tennessee baseball's opening win|work=Knoxville News Sentinel|date=February 18, 2022|access-date=July 25, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2022-05-04/tennessees-freshman-pitching-duo-leads-best-pitching-staff-college-baseball|title=Hear from Chase Burns and Drew Beam, Tennessee's freshman pitching duo|first=Michella|last=Chester|website=NCAA.com|date=May 4, 2022|access-date=July 25, 2022}} He finished the season with a 8-2 record and 2.91 ERA with 103 strikeouts in {{frac|81|1|3}} innings pitched. Burns was named the Freshman Pitcher of the Year by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association at the end of the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.wvlt.tv/2022/06/14/tennessees-burns-named-freshman-pitcher-year/|title=Tennessee's Burns named Freshman Pitcher of the Year|first=Zack|last=Rickens|website=WATE.tv|date=June 14, 2022|access-date=July 25, 2022}}
Burns entered his sophomore season as a member of the Volunteers' starting rotation, but was moved to a relief role midway through the season after going 2-3 with a 6.10 ERA as starter.{{cite web|url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/other-sports/2023/06/18/chase-burns-tennessee-baseball-college-world-series/70319655007/|title=How Chase Burns became Tennessee baseball's bullpen superstar|work=Knoxville News Sentinel|date=June 18, 2023|access-date=July 14, 2023}} In postseason play, Burns allowed only one run scored and struck out 22 over 16 innings pitched, including throwing six scoreless innings with nine strikeouts in a 6-4 win over Stanford in the 2023 Men's College World Series.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/37881371/chase-burns-outing-helps-tennessee-eliminate-stanford-mcws|title=Chase Burns' outing helps Tennessee eliminate Stanford in MCWS|website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press|date=June 19, 2023|access-date=July 14, 2023}} He finished the season with a 5-3 record and two saves with a 4.25 ERA and 114 strikeouts over 72 innings pitched. After the season, Burns entered the NCAA transfer portal.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/37922736/tennessee-standout-reliever-chase-burns-transfer-portal|title=Tennessee standout reliever Chase Burns in transfer portal|first=Chris|last=Low|website=ESPN.com|date=June 27, 2023|access-date=July 14, 2023}}
Burns ultimately transferred to Wake Forest.{{Cite web |last=Dell |first=John |date=July 13, 2023 |title=Demon Deacons pick up talented pitcher Chase Burns |url=https://journalnow.com/sports/college/wfu/wake-forest-lands-talented-pitcher-chase-burns-from-tennessee-deacs-lose-corona-to-missouri/article_3f40a60a-2191-11ee-acfc-e31232657ada.html |access-date=July 14, 2023 |website=Winston-Salem Journal}}
Professional career
The Cincinnati Reds selected Burns in the first round of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft with the second overall pick. On July 18, he signed with the team for $9.25 million, breaking the MLB signing bonus record set by Paul Skenes the year prior.{{cite magazine |last1=Rapien |first1=James |title=Look: Cincinnati Reds Sign No. 2 Overall Pick Chase Burns to Record-Setting Deal |url=https://www.si.com/mlb/reds/news/look-cincinnati-reds-sign-no-2-overall-pick-chase-burns-to-record-setting-deal-01j33zv6152z |access-date=July 18, 2024 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=July 18, 2024}}
References
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External links
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- [https://godeacs.com/sports/baseball/roster/chase-burns/8104 Wake Forest Demon Deacons bio]
- [https://utsports.com/sports/baseball/roster/chase-burns/14007 Tennessee Volunteers bio]
{{2024 College Baseball Consensus All-Americans}}
{{2024 MLB Draft}}
{{Cincinnati Reds first-round draft picks}}
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Category:Baseball players from Tennessee
Category:Tennessee Volunteers baseball players
Category:Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball players
Category:Sportspeople from Gallatin, Tennessee