Danny Burawa
The Golden Era of Long Island Baseball
Long Island has always been underrated in terms of producing quality baseball players. In the past few years, however, the elite-level talent pool has been especially fruitful. In 2015 alone, Long Island residents Marcus Stroman, Steven Matz, Sean Nolin, Danny Burawa and Nick Tropeano have all logged significant time in the big leagues. Add in Stony Brook product Travis Jankowski and that is a significant amount of local talent. Last week, Stroman pitched in the biggest game of his young career (six months removed from ACL surgery) and fired seven shutout innings, improving his record to 3-0 with a 1.89 ERA. He will be back on the hill tomorrow in Baltimore against the Baltimore Orioles. On the same day, Tropeano threw 4.1 shutout innings against the Houston Astros in a hostile environment...
Danny Burawa Recalled by Atlanta Braves, Throws Two Shutout Innings in Debut
Lost in the shuffle of the slew of Long Islanders making an impact in pro ball this season has been Danny Burawa. The Rocky Point grad, and former St. John’s closer, originally made his MLB debut with the New York Yankees this season on June 21 when he allowed four ER in 0.2 IP against the Detroit Tigers. On August 5, he was designated for assignment by the Yankees and scooped up by the Atlanta Braves. During his stint with the Triple-A affiliate Gwinnett Braves he threw 64.2 IP, struck out 57, walked 32, compiled a 2.64 ERA and 1.21 WHIP. He was promoted when the rosters expanded on September 1 and made his team debut that night against Miami. He struck out four in two shutout innings. In the ninth, he struck out Martin Prado, Justin Bour and Marcell Ozuna consecutively. Burawa has ...
