Emmanuel Allen Burriss (born January 17, 1985) is an American former professional baseball utility player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants, Washington Nationals, and Philadelphia Phillies. He is a switch-hitter who throws right-handed. While primarily a second baseman, Burriss played a variety of positions during his career.
Burriss attended Woodrow Wilson High School in Washington, D.C., and St. Ann's Academy in middle school. At Wilson, he played basketball as well as baseball. He was the first Major League Baseball player to graduate from the Washington, D.C. public school system since 1981, when catcher Willie Royster played in four games for the Baltimore Orioles.
He played college baseball at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. In 2005, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League, winning playoff co-MVP for his performance in the Cardinals' 2005 league championship victory. After his college career the San Francisco Giants drafted him in the first round of the 2006 MLB Draft.