John Burkett

RefusedTo sign autographs in Toronto for fear of contracting SARS, Red Sox pitcher John Burkett. Sox officials had advised players to minimize contact with locals during last week's trip to Ontario, where 223 cases...

Considered washed up by the lowly Devil Rays, John Burkett has reinvented himself as an ace in Atlanta

John BurkettThe San Francisco Giant pitcher, after being roughed up by the Colorado Rockies, on which pitch was giving him the most trouble: "The one that was coming out of my hand."

Keeping'em Honest.On April 19, Expo rightfielder Larry Walker threw out John Burkett at first base after the Giant pitcher's sharp ground ball went for an apparent single. Walker had previously nailed Padre shortstop...

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