Mike Burrows Faces Pirates Vs Astros After December Trade

Mike Burrows will face the Pirates on June 2 in pirates vs astros, his first game against the team that drafted him and later dealt him to Houston. The Astros pitcher said he has something to prove to the club that decided to trade him.

Burrows and Pittsburgh

Burrows spent his first season-plus in the Pirates organization before the move. Pittsburgh took him in the 11th round of the 2018 MLB Draft, then used him once in 2024 before he was sent away in a three-team deal with the Astros and Tampa Bay Rays six days before Christmas last year.

That lone Pittsburgh appearance came on Sept. 28, 2024, in a 9-4 win over the New York Yankees. Burrows worked 3 1/3 innings, allowed one earned run, struck out two batters and walked three, the only major league line he posted for the Pirates before the trade.

June 2 for Mike Burrows

Burrows made his major league debut in 2024, so the June 2 matchup gives him a short but clear first chance to show Pittsburgh how he looks after the trade. He described the Pirates as “the team that didn't deem him worthy,” a sharper edge than a routine interleague date carries.

For Houston, the game is simple: Burrows gets the ball against the organization that drafted him, developed him and then moved him in a deal that brought him to the Astros. For Burrows, the night carries the sort of direct test pitchers remember — not for the setting, but for the opponent across from them.