Pittsburgh Pirates Burrows made his professional debut with the
Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Pirates, pitching 14 innings and not giving up an earned run. He played the 2019 season with the
West Virginia Black Bears of the
Low–A New York–Penn League with whom he started 11 games and went 2–3 with a 4.33 ERA over innings. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the
COVID-19 pandemic. Burrows spent the 2021 season with the
Greensboro Grasshoppers of the
High-A East, although he missed time due to injury. Over 13 starts, he went 2–2 with a 2.20 ERA, 66 strikeouts, and twenty walks over 49 innings. After the season, he was selected to play in the
Arizona Fall League with the
Surprise Saguaros. He was assigned to the
Altoona Curve of the
Double-A Eastern League to begin the 2022 season. In mid-June, he was promoted to the
Indianapolis Indians of the
Triple-A International League. He was selected to represent the Pirates alongside
Henry Davis at the 2022
All-Star Futures Game. Over 24 games (22 starts) between Altoona and Indianapolis, he went 5–6 with a 4.01 ERA and 111 strikeouts over innings. On November 15, 2022, the Pirates selected Burrow's contract and added him to the 40-man roster. Burrows was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis to begin the 2023 season. He made two starts for the club before suffering an injury to his
ulnar collateral ligament. On April 26, 2023, Burrows underwent
Tommy John surgery, ending his season. Burrows was optioned to Triple–A Indianapolis to begin the 2024 season. In 10 games (9 starts) for Indianapolis, he posted a 4.06 ERA with 45 strikeouts across innings pitched. On September 28, 2024, Burrows was promoted to the major leagues for the first time. He made his debut that day against the
New York Yankees, earning the victory after pitching innings, in which he allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 2 hits with 2 strikeouts. Burrows was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis to begin the 2025 season. He made 23 appearances (19 starts) for the Pirates during the year, registering a 2-4 record and 3.94 ERA with 97 strikeouts over 96 innings of work.
Houston Astros On December 19, 2025, the Pirates sent Burrows to the
Houston Astros in a three-team trade in which the Rays acquired
Jacob Melton and
Anderson Brito, and the
Pittsburgh Pirates acquired
Brandon Lowe,
Jake Mangum, and
Mason Montgomery. ==References==