Brock Christopher Burke (born August 4, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2019. Career Amateur career Burke attended Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado. In his senior year, he struck out 20 batters in a game against Eaglecrest High School at Coors Field. He committed to attend the University of Oregon. Tampa Bay Rays The Rays selected him in the third round, with the 96th overall selection, of the 2014 MLB draft. He signed for an above slot $897,500 signing bonus. He made his professional debut in 2014 for the Gulf Coast Rays, going 0–3 with a 10.80 ERA in innings pitched. Burke spent 2015 with the Princeton Rays where he went 4–2 with a 3.42 ERA in 11 starts, and 2016 with the Hudson Valley Renegades where he pitched to a 3–3 record and a 3.39 ERA in 13 starts. Burke began the 2017 season with the Bowling Green Hot Rods, and was promoted to the Charlotte Stone Crabs during the season. In 23 starts between the two teams, he went 11–6 with a 2.99 ERA. In 2018, he pitched for both Charlotte and the Montgomery Biscuits, compiling a combined 9–6 record and 3.08 ERA 25 games (22 starts). The Rays added Burke to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season. Texas Rangers On December 21, 2018, the Texas Rangers acquired Burke from the Rays as part of a three team deal in which the Rangers also acquired Kyle Bird, Yoel Espinal, Eli White, and $750,000 of international signing bonus pool space, the Rays acquired Emilio Pagan, Rollie Lacy, and a competitive balance pick in the 2019 MLB draft (Seth Johnson), and the Oakland Athletics acquired Jurickson Profar. In 2019, Burke was optioned to the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Texas League to open the season. Burke was placed on the injured list on April 23 due to shoulder fatigue and blister issues. He made one start each for the AZL Rangers and the Hickory Crawdads, before returning to Frisco on June 26. With Frisco, he went 3–5 with a 3.18 ERA in 45 innings. On August 6, Burke was promoted to the Nashville Sounds of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League. He made two starts for Nashville, allowing 7 runs over 8 innings. On August 20, 2019, the Rangers promoted Burke to the