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Andy Messersmith League
10-26-2101
John Burns Catcher
Retired (2025, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .270 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .708 Status Deceased (2071) Option Years 0  
H 44 Age at Death 81 Date of Birth 06-08-1990
HR 3 Drafted Round 4, Pick 62
(2015)		 Majors Svc Time 3 years
(75 games)
RBI 15
SB 0 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 2025
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L B- Velocity D    Mentor vR B 
Speed D+ Bunt D+ Control B-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range C- WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health B  LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 65% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
2015 MON
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 1 0 0
0
 0 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
2017 MON
9
10
1
4
0
0
0
1
2
 0 0 0
0
 0 1
.900
.500
.400
.000
.400
2018 MON
20
62
3
18
3
0
1
5
1
 9 0 0
0
 0 4
.689
.302
.387
.097
.290
2019 MON
23
38
7
11
2
0
1
5
5
 7 0 0
0
 0 1
.793
.372
.421
.132
.289
2024 PIT
22
50
9
11
1
0
1
4
11
 9 0 0
0
 0 2
.661
.361
.300
.080
.220
Total
76
163
20
44
6
0
3
15
19
 26 0 0
0
 0 8
.708
.346
.362
.092
.270
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2025-11-01John Burns has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2024-06-22The Pittsburgh Jacks have waived John Burns.
2024-06-11The Pittsburgh Jacks have promoted Ducky Hernandez to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Jacks have designated John Burns for assignment.
2024-04-01The Pittsburgh Jacks have promoted John Burns to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Jacks have sent Earl Schlueter to the minors.
2024-04-01The Pittsburgh Jacks have acquired John Burns from the waiver wire.
2020-04-01The Montreal Expos have acquired Nin Bayless from the waiver wire. The Montreal Expos have waived John Burns.
2020-03-29The Montreal Expos have promoted Jon Sharon to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Odie Aloma to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Angel Luce to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have sent John Burns to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Bill Nonnenkamp to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Leon Altrock to the minors.
2019-08-17The Montreal Expos have promoted John Burns to the major league team.
2019-08-17The Montreal Expos have sent John Burns to the minors.
2019-04-01The Montreal Expos have promoted John Burns to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have designated Bill Fiore for assignment.
2019-03-31The Montreal Expos have sent John Burns down to the minors.
2017-08-13The Montreal Expos have promoted Bart Chen to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted John Burns to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have sent Dick Blackwell to the minors. The Montreal Expos have designated Bill Fiore for assignment.
2017-08-13The Montreal Expos have sent John Burns down to the minors.
2017-04-01The Montreal Expos have promoted John Burns to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have sent Robert Bernier to the minors.
2017-04-01The Montreal Expos have promoted Doug Roach to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have sent John Burns to the minors.
2017-03-30The Montreal Expos have promoted John Burns to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Fred Wilson to the major league team.
2017-03-28The Montreal Expos have sent Jesus Fick to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Gale Cadaret to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent John Burns to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Fred Wilson to the minors.
2017-03-28The Montreal Expos have promoted Jesse Pacheco to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Robert Bernier to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Fred Wilson to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Jesus Fick to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Gale Cadaret to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted John Burns to the major league team.
2016-03-30The Montreal Expos have promoted E.J. Cooper to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted David Kisinger to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Pat Blazier to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have sent Orlando Sankey to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent John Burns to the minors.
2016-03-29The Montreal Expos have promoted Junior DeShields to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Todd Morales to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Ralph Knight to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Dave Paschall to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Orlando Sankey to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted John Burns to the major league team.
2015-07-25The Montreal Expos have sent John Burns to the minors. The Montreal Expos have designated Bill Fiore for assignment.
2015-07-11The Montreal Expos have promoted John Burns to the major league team.
2015-03-29The Montreal Expos have sent John Burns to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Junior DeShields to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Charlie Gardner to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Ralph Knight to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Dave Paschall to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Mike Barna to the minors.
2015-03-29The Montreal Expos have promoted John Burns to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Mike Barna to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Junior DeShields to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Charlie Gardner to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Ralph Knight to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Dave Paschall to the major league team.
2015-03-29The Montreal Expos have sent John Burns to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Robert Bernier to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Charlie Gardner to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Lou DeJesus to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Darren Hale to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Junior DeShields to the minors.
2015-03-29The Montreal Expos have promoted Mack Kirby to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Robert Bernier to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Darren Hale to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Charlie Gardner to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Lou DeJesus to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Junior DeShields to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted John Burns to the major league team.