Sean Burroughs Lived & Died Baseball

Former MLB player Sean Burroughs died suddenly while coaching his son's little league team in Long Beach, California. He was only 43.

It is eerie that Burroughs would die on a little league field because he came to public prominence more than 30 years ago winning back-to-back Little League World Series in 1992 and 1993 on a team coached by his father former MLB slugger Jeff Burroughs. In the 1993 Little League World Series, Burroughs threw back-to-back no-hitters.

Five years later, Burroughs was a first-round draft pick of the San Diego Padres and would reach the majors during the 2002 season. Prior to making his MLB debut, Burroughs earned a Gold Medal on the U.S. Olympic Baseball Team during the 2000 games in Sydney. 

Burroughs was the Padres' regular third baseman during the 2003 and 2004 seasons. However, he did not have his father's power and he would be demoted to the minors during the 2005 season. The Padres would trade Burroughs to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays prior to the 2006 season, but only played 8 games for the big-league club. 

He would spend part of 2007 in the Seattle Mariners organization. Unfortunately, Burroughs had developed a drug addiction, and he would soon be out of baseball for several years. However, prior to the 2011 season, Burroughs got a second chance with the Arizona Diamondbacks and would return to the majors after a five-year absence contributing to an NL West title. Burroughs also briefly played with the Minnesota Twins the following year. 

Between 2013 and 2016, Burroughs played primarily independent minor league system although he was briefly in the Los Angeles Dodgers system in 2013. In 2017, Burroughs began coaching little league in Long Beach much like his Dad had done before him.

In parts of 7 big-league seasons, Burroughs played in 528 games collecting 463 hits for a lifetime batting average of .278 with 12 HR and 143 RBI. R.I.P.