Kyler Burke

Infobox MLB player
name = Kyler Burke


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caption = Burke batting for Ft. Wayne
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textcolor1 = white
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textcolor2 = white
team = Chicago Cubs
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position = Outfielder
birthdate = April 20, 1988
bats = Left
throws = Left
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Kyler Brandon Burke (Born April 20, 1988, in Chattanooga, Tennessee) is an American Minor League baseball player, who is currently in the Chicago Cubs organization. He formerly played for the San Diego Padres organization, who selected him as the thirty-fifth overall pick in the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft. The Padres traded Burke, along with Rob Bowen, to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Michael Barrett and a cash settlement. He is currently playing for the Boise Hawks, a Class A Minor League Baseball team from the Northwest League.

Prior to playing with the Hawks, Burke played with the Arizona Padres (Arizona League) and Fort Wayne Wizards (Midwest League). He attended [http://www.hcschools.org/ohsowls/ Ooltewah High School] in Ooltewah, Tennessee. In the offseason, Burke has worked out at D1 Sports Training in Chattanooga, TN.

References

* The Baseball Cube, [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/B/Kyler-Burke.shtml Kyler Burke Baseball Statistics] , Retrieved on August 9, 2007.
* Chattanoogan.com, [http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_109135.asp Kyler Burke Traded To The Chicago Cubs] (June 20, 2007), Retrieved on August 9, 2007.
* Muskat, Carrie , [http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070620&content_id=2038291&vkey=news_chc&fext=.jsp&c_id=chc Cubs deal Barrett to Padres] (June 20, 2007), mlb.com, Retrieved on June 20, 2007.

External links

* [http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/stats/player.php?id=501965 Statistics at BaseballAmerica.com]