Billy McKinney (baseball)

Billy McKinney
New York Yankees
Outfielder
Born: (1994-08-23) August 23, 1994
Plano, Texas
Bats: Left Throws: Left

William Landis"Billy" McKinney (born August 23, 1994) is an American professional baseball player for the New York Yankees organization. He was a first-round draft pick of the Oakland Athletics and was traded to the Cubs organization in 2014.

Career

McKinney attended Plano West Senior High School in Plano, Texas. He led the school's baseball team to the state's Class 5A semifinals.[1] McKinney was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the first round, with the 24th overall selection, of the 2013 MLB Draft.[2] He signed with the Athletics, receiving a $1.8 million signing bonus.[3]

McKinney began the 2014 season with the Stockton Ports of the Class A-Advanced California League. He batted .241 for the Ports.[4] On July 4, 2014, the Athletics traded McKinney to the Chicago Cubs with Addison Russell and Dan Straily, in exchange for Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel.[5] He was assigned to the Daytona Cubs of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League.[4] He batted .301 in 51 games for Daytona.[6]

McKinney began the 2015 season with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League.[7] After he batted .340 in 29 games,[8] the Cubs promoted him to the Tennessee Smokies of the Class AA Southern League in May.[9] He suffered a hairline fracture in his right knee in August, ending his season.[10] McKinney returned to Tennessee in 2016.[11]

On July 25, 2016, the Cubs traded McKinney, Adam Warren, Gleyber Torres, and Rashad Crawford to the New York Yankees for Aroldis Chapman,[12] and McKinney joined the Trenton Thunder, the Yankees Double-A affiliate. McKinney ended 2016 with a .246 batting average, 4 home runs, and 44 RBI's.[13]

References

  1. ↑ Master Tesfatsion (June 3, 2013). "The Rangers are considering drafting Plano West outfielder Billy McKinney". Mlb.mlb.com. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  2. ↑ David Just (June 6, 2013). "Plano West's Billy McKinney taken 24th overall by Oakland Athletics in 2013 MLB First-Year Player Draft". Dallas News. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  3. ↑ Jane Lee (May 24, 2013). "First-round Draft pick Billy McKinney leads 26 Oakland Athletics signings". MLB.com. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  4. 1 2 Sam Dykstra (July 13, 2014). "McKinney hits first homer as D-Cub". MiLB.com. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  5. ↑ Jesse Rogers (July 5, 2014). "Cubs trade Jeff Samardzija to A's". ESPN. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  6. ↑ Chicago Tribune (October 13, 2014). "Billy McKinney's lefty bat fits Cubs' mission". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  7. ↑ "No. 8 Chicago Cubs prospect Billy McKinney's focus is on helping Myrtle Beach Pelicans win - MiLB.com News - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  8. ↑ Greene, Adam (May 28, 2015). "Smokies: Billy McKinney's skill, not age, stands out". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Chicago Cubs' No. 8 prospect Billy McKinney doubles twice in Double-A debut for Tennessee Smokies - MiLB.com News - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Billy McKinney will miss remainder of season". Chicago Cubs. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
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  12. ↑ Gonzales, Mark (July 25, 2016). "Cubs land marquee closer Aroldis Chapman from Yankees". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  13. ↑ http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=641856#/career/R/hitting/2016/ALL

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