Andrew McKirahan
| Andrew McKirahan | |||
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McKirahan with the Atlanta Braves | |||
| Atlanta Braves | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: February 8, 1990 Georgetown, Texas | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 12, 2015, for the Atlanta Braves | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2015 season) | |||
| Win–loss record | 1–0 | ||
| Earned run average | 5.93 | ||
| Strikeouts | 22 | ||
| Teams | |||
Andrew David McKirahan (born February 8, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Atlanta Braves organization.
Career
McKirahan graduated from Georgetown High School in 2009.[1] He played college baseball at the University of Texas at Austin and was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 21st round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft.[2] He suffered an arm injury in 2012 that required Tommy John surgery, and missed a year as a result.[3]
The Miami Marlins selected McKirahan from the Cubs in the Rule 5 draft held in December 2014.[4] The Braves claimed McKirahan off waivers at the end of spring training in 2015.[5] He was placed on the team's Opening Day roster.[6] McKirahan made his major league debut on April 12, 2015, giving up a sacrifice fly in 1 2⁄3 innings against the New York Mets.[7] On April 20, 2015 McKirahan was suspended for eighty games of the 2015 season after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs.[8][9] He was also fined $221,858 of his league minimum $507,500 salary.[10]
McKirahan was invited to spring training in 2016 and made one five-pitch appearance before tearing the ulnar collateral ligament of the elbow.[11] The injury required another Tommy John surgery, for which McKirahan missed the season.[12]
References
- ↑ Davis, Danny (May 2, 2012). "Georgetown long on pitching as UIL playoffs open". Austin American Statesmen. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Cubs draft power, speed, first pitchers on Day 2". MLB.com. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Andrew McKirahan might have staying power in Marlins bullpen". Miami Herald. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Marlins add reliever, lose slugger Canha in Rule 5 Draft". MLB.com. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
- ↑ Bowman, Mark (March 31, 2015). "McKirahan claimed off waivers from Marlins". MLB.com. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
- ↑ Simon, Andrew (April 5, 2015). "Braves set 25-man roster for Opening Day". MLB.com. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- ↑ Bowman, Mark (April 12, 2015). "Command issues spoil Jaime's outing vs. Mets". MLB.com. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Braves reliever Andrew McKirahan suspended 80 games for PED violation". Fox Sports. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ↑ Bowman, Mark (April 20, 2015). "McKirahan receives 80-game PED suspension". MLB.com. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
- ↑ "Braves' McKirahan suspended 80 games for positive drug test". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 20, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
- ↑ "Braves LHP Andrew McKirahan (elbow) likely out for the year". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
- ↑ Bowman, Mark (March 5, 2016). "McKirahan likely set for second Tommy John". MLB.com. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Texas Longhorns bio
- Andrew McKirahan Jr. on Twitter
- Andrew McKirahan on Instagram