Macay McBride

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Macay McBride
Relief pitcher
Born: (1982-10-24) October 24, 1982 (age 41)
Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
July 22, 2005, for the Atlanta Braves
Last MLB appearance
August 10, 2007, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record6–2
Earned run average4.35
Strikeouts98
Teams

Joseph Macay McBride (born October 24, 1982) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves and the Detroit Tigers.

Career

High school

McBride attended

Augusta Chronicle named McBride to its all-area team every year, and considered McBride "one of the state's most dominant pitchers." Although McBride initially committed to the University of Georgia, which had offered him a baseball scholarship, in the end he entered the amateur draft and was selected by the Atlanta Braves in the first round, 24th pick overall.[1][2][3]

Atlanta Braves

The Braves gave McBride a $1.34 million

Macon Braves, where went 12–8 and led the South Atlantic League with a 2.12 ERA.[5] Promoted again in 2003 to the High-A Myrtle Beach Pelicans
, McBride went 9–8 with a 2.95 ERA.

McBride made the jump from Single to Double-A ball in 2004 when he joined the Greenville Braves. He struggled in Greenville, posting a 1–7 record with a 4.46 ERA. Among his teammates that year were former Tigers pitcher Brian Moehler and future Tigers/Mud Hens teammate Zach Miner.[6] McBride followed the Braves to Mississippi in 2005 as the franchise relocated and showed improvement, going 3–1 with a 3.65 ERA over six appearances. Atlanta promoted him to the Triple-A Richmond Braves, where he compiled a 1–5 record with a 4.33 ERA, almost wholly in relief. Lefties only hit .172 against him while he played for Richmond.

McBride was recalled from Triple-A on July 21, 2005 after the Braves traded Kevin Gryboski to the Texas Rangers. He made his major league debut on July 22 and pitched 14 innings for the Braves in 23 games, with a 5.79 earned run average and 22 strikeouts in his rookie campaign. McBride rejoined Atlanta for the 2005 National League Division Series, pitching an inning of scoreless relief in Game 1 against the Houston Astros.[7]

McBride completed his first full season in the majors in 2006, finishing with a 4–1 record and a 3.65 ERA in 71 appearances. He recorded his lone save of the season on May 21, 2006 against the

interleague series, so McBride simply moved his belongings from the home clubhouse to the visitors' clubhouse.[9]

Detroit Tigers

The Tigers put McBride to work in the bullpen, where he went 0–1 with a 6.12 ERA before the Tigers optioned him to the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens in mid-August. In the off-season McBride announced that a broken bone in his elbow had hampered his efforts.[10] On April 6, 2008, McBride went back on the disabled list at Toledo with "soreness in his throwing elbow."[11]

Lancaster Barnstormers

McBride signed with the

Lancaster Barnstormers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball
for the 2010 season in which he only appeared in one game.

References

  1. Augusta Chronicle
    . p. D1.
  2. Augusta Chronicle
    . p. C1.
  3. Augusta Chronicle
    . p. C1.
  4. Augusta Chronicle
    . June 15, 2001. p. B9.
  5. Atlanta Journal-Constitution
    . p. 5F.
  6. ^ "2004 Greenville Braves Statistics". TheBaseballCube.com. Retrieved July 9, 2008.
  7. Atlanta Journal-Constitution
    . p. 5D.
  8. Augusta Chronicle
    . p. C6.
  9. Atlanta Journal-Constitution
    . p. 5B.
  10. ^ "BRIEF: MACAY MCBRIDE: In disappointing '07, Tiger reliever 'had a little broken bone' in elbow". Detroit Free Press. January 13, 2008.
  11. ^ Morosi, Jon Paul (April 6, 2008). "BRIEF: Tigers minor leaguer McBride placed on DL at Triple-A Toledo". Detroit Free Press.

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