Alex McRae

Alex James McRae (born April 6, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

McRae attended Eisenhower High School in New Berlin, Wisconsin and played college baseball at Jacksonville University. As a junior, he was 5–7 with a 6.06 ERA in 16 games (15 starts).^[1] After his junior year, he was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 10th round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft^[2] and he signed.

After signing, McRae made his professional debut with the Jamestown Jammers where he was 3–6 with a 6.21 ERA in 15 starts. In 2015 he played for the West Virginia Power where he pitched to an 8–9 record and 4.98 ERA in 28 games (27 starts), and in 2016 he pitched for both the Bradenton Marauders and Altoona Curve, compiling a combined 11–10 record and 3.88 ERA in 28 games (27 being starts). He spent 2017 with Altoona where he was 10–5 with a 3.61 ERA in 27 games (25 starts).^[3] He began 2018 with the Indianapolis Indians.

McRae was called up to the majors for the first time on July 7, 2018.^[4]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)