Roger Burnett

Roger K. Burnett

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 185 lb.

• School Stanford University
• High School Broken Arrow High School

• Born November 14, 1969 in Lawton, OK USA

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Biographical Information

Roger Burnett peaked at AA; he played for Team USA.

Burnett was taken by the Chicago Cubs in the 12th round of the 1988 amateur draft (two picks before Scott Hatteberg) out of high school but did not sign. Proceeding to Stanford, he won the 1990 College World Series. He then played for the US in the 1990 Goodwill Games, winning Bronze. In the 1990 Baseball World Cup, he hit .250/.308/.333 but fielding .727 at short, where he backed up Chris Gomez.

He was All-Pac-10 Conference North in 1991. The New York Yankees chose him in the 19th round of the 1991 amateur draft, two picks after Mike Cameron. He hit .276/.344/.371 for the Oneonta Yankees that summer, fielding .951 at short and scoring 36 runs in 62 games. Moving up to the Prince William Cannons in '92, he slipped to .188/.246/.246, again fielding .951.

Burnett split 1993 between Prince William (.189/.283/.321 in 18 G) and the San Bernardino Spirit (.286/.355/.420 in 72 G). By 1994, he was mostly a utility man for the Albany-Colonie Yankees, batting .214/.282/.276, though his 41 games at short led the team, which also had Kevin Elster, Derek Jeter and Tony Perezchica playing regularly there. He wrapped up with the '95 Norwich Navigators, posting a .222/.284/.287 batting line and fielding .931 as their main shortstop. He had hit .229/.295/.313 in 437 pro games, scoring 164 and driving in 142. He had fielded .946 at short and had played all infield positions, the outfield and both battery positions.