Burke Heinrich Badenhop was born on February 8,1983 and is an American former professional baseball pitcher.
| FactSnippet No. 2,255,087 |
13 Facts About Burke Badenhop
2.
Burke Badenhop played in Major League Baseball for the Florida Marlins, Tampa Bay Rays, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds.
| FactSnippet No. 2,255,088 |
3.
Burke Badenhop made his first major league pitching start on April 13,2008, against the Houston Astros.
| FactSnippet No. 2,255,089 |
4.
Burke Badenhop is known by teammates as "The Hopper", a nickname given to him by Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez.
| FactSnippet No. 2,255,090 |
5.
On May 16,2011, Burke Badenhop was a part of one of the more bizarre games in the team's history against the New York Mets, which ended following Burke Badenhop's game-winning RBI single—just his second career hit.
| FactSnippet No. 2,255,091 |
6.
Burke Badenhop was used during the 2012 season as a long-relief pitcher and as a ground-ball specialist because of his sinker.
| FactSnippet No. 2,255,092 |
7.
On December 1,2012, Burke Badenhop was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for Raul Mondesi Jr.
| FactSnippet No. 2,255,093 |
8.
On November 22,2013, Burke Badenhop was traded to the Boston Red Sox for LHP prospect Luis Ortega.
| FactSnippet No. 2,255,094 |
9.
Burke Badenhop had a solid season for the Red Sox despite not winning any games.
| FactSnippet No. 2,255,095 |
10.
Burke Badenhop recorded one save in a 14 inning game against the White Sox on April 16,2014.
| FactSnippet No. 2,255,096 |
11.
On February 7,2015, Burke 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.
| FactSnippet No. 2,255,097 |
12.
Former big league reliever Burke Badenhop joined the Diamondbacks new baseball operations position, as Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic tweets.
| FactSnippet No. 2,255,098 |