Brian Burgamy
On Field Coach

Burgamy’s playing career on the diamond spanned the globe.
At Wichita State, the Lawton, Okla., native was a three-year starter in the outfield, culminating in his All-American junior campaign in 2002 when was also named Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year. He hit .356 for his collegiate career and was inducted into the Shocker Sports Hall of Fame in 2019.
Burgamy entered pro ball in 2002 as a ninth-round pick of the San Diego Padres, and he stayed in the game for the next 16 years, rising as high as Triple-A with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2015. Along the way, he represented four MLB organizations and played in the American Association and Atlantic League, as well as international winter leagues in Mexico, Venezuela, Australia and the Dominican Republic.
In total, Burgamy was a .270 career hitter with 246 home runs and more than 1,000 RBIs across approximately 2,000 games as a pro. He was part of two minor league championship clubs, including the 2014 Double-A Binghamton Mets with whom he was named Team MVP.
Following his final season, Burgamy joined the Cardinals organization, beginning as an assistant hitting coach with the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds in 2018. He served as hitting coach with the Rookie-Level Johnson City Cardinals on their run to the 2019 Appalachian League title, and he was working with the High-A Palm Beach Cardinals when the 2020 minor league season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic before shifting his focus to provide remote instruction for the organization’s prospects.