Zachary M. Burdi (/ˈbɜːrdiː/ BUR-dee; born March 9, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.
He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, and Tampa Bay Rays.
[3] The Chicago White Sox selected Burdi as the 26th pick in the first round of the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft.
[10] He split the 2019 campaign between Birmingham and the Single-A Kannapolis Intimidators, accumulating a 1-4 record and 6.75 ERA with 30 strikeouts and 3 saves over 22+2⁄3 innings of work.
With the 2020 Chicago White Sox, Burdi appeared in 8 games, compiling a 0–1 record with 11.05 ERA and 11 strikeouts in 17+1⁄3 innings pitched.
[15] Burdi logged one scoreless appearance for Baltimore and posted a 2.25 ERA in 4 games for Norfolk to round out the year.
[23] After allowing 6 runs (5 earned) in an appearance against the Toronto Blue Jays, Burdi was again designated for assignment the following day on May 24.