Alec Burleson
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1998 (25 years old)
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Charlotte, NC, United StatesPosition
First Base
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Active
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White
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41
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6' 2"
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212 lbs
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St. Louis Cardinals
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Alec Michael Burleson (born November 25, 1998) is an American professional baseball outfielder and first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Amateur career
Burleson attended East Lincoln High School in Denver, North Carolina. As a junior in 2016, he hit .390 with six home runs alongside pitching to a 0.83 ERA. In 2017, his senior year, he batted .429 with three home runs, nine doubles and 23 RBIs and was named the Southern District 7 2A Offensive Player of the Year. He went undrafted in the 2017 Major League Baseball draft, and enrolled at East Carolina University where he played college baseball.
As a freshman at East Carolina in 2018, Burleson batted .252 with 18 RBIs over 36 games and 103 at-bats alongside pitching 54 innings, going 5–2 with a 3.33 ERA and four saves. He was named the American Athletic Conference Rookie Pitcher of the Year. That summer, he played in the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League for the Bethesda Big Train. In 2019, his sophomore season, he hit .370 with nine home runs and 61 RBIs, and pitched to a 6–2 record and 3.28 ERA over 60+1⁄3 innings. He was named to the AAC First Team as an outfielder, and to the Second Team as a utility player. Over the summer, he played for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team and also made a brief appearance in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Bourne Braves. In 2020, his junior season, Burleson hit .375 with three home runs and 12 RBIs over 17 games, alongside pitching to a 4.24 ERA over four starts, before the college baseball season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Over his collegiate career, Burleson started games at first base, left field, right field, designated hitter, and as a pitcher.
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