- Full name Blake William Burke
- Born 06/11/2003 in Oakland, CA
- Profile Ht.: 6'3" / Wt.: 240 / Bats: L / Throws: L
- School Tennessee
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Draft Prospects
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School: Tennessee Committed: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.1
Burke is a physical, 6-foot-4, 230-pound first baseman who has some of the most impressive raw power in the country. In his first two seasons with Tennessee he hit a combined .293/.398/.610 with 30 home runs. Burke’s slugging and batting average were better during his 2022 freshman season than his 2023 sophomore campaign, but he did cut his strikeout rate from 30.8% to 17.4% year over year—a significant improvement. Burke is a definite first base profile who will need to hit for power and mash to provide value at the next level, but he has all-fields juice, put up a 107.2-mph 90th percentile exit velocity in 2023 and is a surprisingly nimble defender at first base considering his size.
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Career Transactions
- 1B Blake Burke assigned to Tennessee Volunteers.
