Pat Burrell

Pat Burrell is a Major League Baseball player for the Tampa Bay Rays. Burrell played his entire career with the Philadelphia Phillies before signing with the Rays on January 5, 2009.

Besides playing baseball in high school, Burrell played football against current New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. While at the University of Miami he had a stellar baseball career with a .442 average which ranked seventh on NCAA all-time list. His career .888 slugging percentage ranked second all-time in the NCAA. As a freshman and sophomore he was named 1st team all American five times. Burrell began his Philadelphia Phillies career in 2000 as a first baseman then moving to the outfield. He finished forth in the National League Rookie of the Year voting for 2000. He has been very active in charities, starting the "Burrell's Buddies" program in 2002, in which he purchases and donates $5,000 dollars worth of tickets to youth groups. After signing his six year contract extension, he donated $150,000 to Phillies Charities, Inc. and $100,000 to help provide services for retired baseball players and executives. He is known as a New York Mets killer, having hit more home runs against them than any other active player surpassing Barry Bonds and Chipper Jones during the 2007 season. Also in 2007 he became the third player in the Philadelphia Phillies history with seven consecutive seasons with 20 or more home runs joining Bobby Abreu and Mike Schmidt. Before the start of 2008 spring training t-shirts were made showing him shirtless performing a bicep curl with "Man or Machine?" printed on them. There was rumor that teammate Chase Utley was responsible for the t-shirts.

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  • Height: 6' 4"
  • Weight: 235 lbs.
  • Rookie Year: 2000

• October 10, 1976: Born

• 1995: Graduated From Bellarmine College Preparatory

• 1996-1999: Attended the University of Miami

• 1998: Won the Golden Spikes Award

• 1998: Picked First overall in the Major League Baseball Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies

• 2000: Major League Baseball Debut With the Philadelphia Phillies on May 24

• 2005: Received the Mike Schmidt Most Valuable Player Award Along With Chase Utley

• 2008: Inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame

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