Ambiorix Wayne Burgos

New York Mets — No. 40
Relief pitcher
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
April 23, 2005 for the Kansas City Royals
Selected MLB statistics (through 2006)
Win-Loss	7-10
Saves	20
Earned Run Average	4.81
Strikeouts	137
Former teams
Kansas City Royals (2005-2006) New York Mets (2007-Present)

Ambiorix Wayne Burgos (born April 19, 1984 Nagua, Dominican Republic) is a righthanded pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (3072 × 2304 pixel, file size: 2. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (114th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In baseball, a pitcher is credited with a win (or W) when, in a game won by his team, he is the teams pitcher at the time that his team takes a lead that it does not relinquish for the remainder of the game. ... To save in a sport means to stop a goal or to maintain the lead. ... In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. ... Cincinnati Reds outfielder Adam Dunn strikes out swinging to Atlanta Braves pitcher John Smoltz (not pictured). ... Major league affiliations American League (1969–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 5, 10, 20, 42 Name Kansas City Royals (1969–present) Ballpark Kauffman Stadium (1973–present) a. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 2005 throughout the world. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 2006 throughout the world. ... For the current season, see 2007 New York Mets season. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 2007 throughout the world. ... mcv ... For the current season, see 2007 New York Mets season. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

With the Kansas City Royals in 2005, he made his major league debut and appeared in 59 games. Despite only pitching in 60 innings as a reliever he managed to be 10th in the league for wild pitches. In 2005 Burgos had the highest average fastball velocity of American League relievers, at 96.5 mph, and posted an earned run average of 3.90. Major league affiliations American League (1969–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 5, 10, 20, 42 Name Kansas City Royals (1969–present) Ballpark Kauffman Stadium (1973–present) a. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An innings, or inning, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of sports – most notably baseball and cricket – during which one team attempts to score while the other team attempts to prevent the first from scoring. ... A relief pitcher warms up in the bullpen as the game goes on A relief pitcher or reliever is a baseball or softball pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness and/or fatigue. ... In baseball, a wild pitch (WP) is charged to a pitcher when a pitch is too high, too low, or too wide of home plate for the catcher to field capably, thereby allowing one or more runners to advance or to score. ... In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. ...

Burgos started the 2006 season as the Royals' closer, with Mike MacDougal on the disabled list. However, the season was a disappointment as he finished with a 4-5 record and 5.52 ERA in 73 1/3 innings pitched. He had 18 saves, but also blew 12 saves and lost the closer's job midway through the season. Mariano Rivera is the closer for the New York Yankees. ... Robert Meiklejohn MacDougal (born March 5, 1977 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Kansas City Royals (since 2001). ... In baseball, the disabled list (a. ... Mariano Rivera is the closer for the New York Yankees. ...

On December 5, 2006, Burgos was traded by the Royals to the New York Mets for starting pitcher Brian Bannister. He was immediately placed on the Mets' 40-man roster. For the current season, see 2007 New York Mets season. ... In baseball or softball, a starting pitcher, often abbreviated as starter, is the pitcher who pitches the first pitch to the first batter of a game. ... Brian Bannister (born February 28, 1981) is a starting pitcher for the Kansas City Royals in Major League Baseball. ...