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- Updated: September 13, 2016
CHICAGO — The sum total of Zack Burdi’s White Sox experience has covered 26 Minor League games and 38 innings after he was selected 26th overall in the 2016 Draft.
But the hard-throwing right-hander, who threw out a ceremonial first pitch before Monday’s game against the Indians at U.S. Cellular Field, already had a brush with franchise greatness back on July 23, 2009.
“We were in those 320, 322 area suites, me and my travel team. One of the dads hooked us up and the next thing you know, you’re watching [Mark] Buehrle’s perfect game,” Burdi said during a pregame media session. “It was crazy and I remember it like it was yesterday.”
Burdi, the club’s No. 4 prospect, according to MLBPipeline.com, emulated Buehrle growing up in Downers Grove, Ill., as a White Sox fan. On his best day, though, the consummate pitcher that was Buehrle didn’t have the raw stuff possessed by Burdi.
After fanning 47 over 30 innings as the closer for Louisville, Burdi struck out 51 during stops with the Arizona Rookie League team, Class A Advanced Winston-Salem, Double-A Birmingham and Triple-A Charlotte. Burdi has a fastball that ranged from 97 to 103 mph this …
