Alex Burnett

Infobox MLB player
name = Alex Burnett


width = 300
caption =
team = Minnesota Twins Advanced A Affiliate
Fort Myers Miracle
number = 38
position = Starting Pitcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1987|07|26
birthplace = city-state|Westminster|California
bats = Right
throws = Right
teams =
*Elizabethton Twins (by|2006)
*Beloit Snappers (by|2007)
*Fort Myers Miracle (by|2008-present)
awards =
* Member of Midwest League by|2007 All Star Team
* Co-Brodie Trophy by|2007 Player of the Year (with Cole Devries)

Alex Burnett (July 26, by|1987, city-state|Westminster|California) is a minor league right handed starting pitcher in the Minnesota Twins' organization. He was born on He is six feet tall and weighs 215 lbs., and was signed in the 12th round of the 2005 draft.

In 2007, Burnett was selected to Midwest League All-Star Game while playing with the Twins' low A affiliate, the Beloit Snappers. He ended the season with a 3.02 earned run average, which was fifth best in the league.

Burnett is currently assigned to the Twins' advanced A affiliate, the Fort Myers Miracle, with whom he compiled a 5 - 2 record with a 3.36 ERA over 14 appearances (12 starts) in the first half of the 2008 season-- helping his team capture the Florida State League first-half West Division title. [cite web|url=http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/index.jsp|title=Minor League Baseball|accessdate=2008-07-12]

On August 21, 2008, in only six innings, Burnett struck out a career best ten Lakeland Flying Tigers in the Miracle's 8-1 win at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland. Burnett, Carlos Gutierrez and Anthony Slama combined on a new season-high 17 strikeouts on the night. [cite web|url=http://miraclebaseball.com/news/?id=7408/|title=Fort Burnett Fans Career-High 10; Offense Puts Up 16 Hits in 8-1 Win|accessdate=2008-08-22]

His best pitching performance of the season, however, may have been his last. With the Miracle already leading their first round play off series against the Dunedin Blue Jays 1-0, Burnett pitched six innings of shutout ball giving up only two hits against the second half division winners. The Miracle went on to win the game 3-1 to advance to the second round of the play offs for the first time since by|1995.

=2008 Miracle Post Season Roster [cite web|url=http://miraclebaseball.com/|title=Fort Myers Miracle|accessdate=2008-07-20] =

ee also

* Elizabethton Twins
* Beloit Snappers
* Fort Myers Miracle
* Florida State League
* Minnesota Twins

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