Grant McCray
Grant McCray | |
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San Francisco Giants – No. 58 | |
Outfielder | |
Born: (2000-12-07) December 7, 2000 (age 23) Billings, Montana, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 14, 2024, for the San Francisco Giants | |
MLB statistics (through September 18, 2024) | |
Batting average | .228 |
Home runs | 5 |
Runs batted in | 9 |
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Grant Snow McCray (born December 7, 2000) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
Career
McCray was born in Billings, Montana[1] while his father, Rodney, was coaching in the Cincinnati Reds farm system for the Billings Mustangs.[2] He attended Lakewood Ranch High School in Bradenton, Florida. He was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the third round, with the 87th overall selection, of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[1]
McCray made his professional debut with the rookie–level Arizona League Giants, batting .270/.379/.335 in 185 at–bats.[3] He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] McCray returned to action in 2021 to play for the rookie–level Arizona Complex League Giants and Single–A San Jose Giants, batting a combined .274/.342/.422 in 135 at bats.[3]
McCray started 2022 with San Jose, with whom he batted .291/.383/.525 (8th in the California League) in 436 at bats, with 92 runs (2nd), nine triples (2nd), 21 home runs (3rd), 69 RBI (10th), and 35 stolen bases (5th) while being caught 10 times (2nd), and 148 strikeouts (6th).[5][3] He also had 52 at bats for the High–A Eugene Emeralds, for whom he batted .269/.387/.423.[3] McCray spent the entirety of the 2023 campaign with Eugene, playing in 127 games and slashing .255/.360/.417 with 14 home runs, 66 RBI, and 52 stolen bases.[6]
McCray began the 2024 campaign with the Double–A Richmond Flying Squirrels, and was promoted to the Triple–A Sacramento River Cats in June. In 97 games split between the two teams, he slashed .242/.330/.446 with 12 home runs, 53 RBI, and 14 stolen bases. On August 14, 2024, McCray was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[7][8] McCray made his major league debut that night,[9] and recorded his first hit and home run the following day.[10][11]
Personal life
McCray's father, Rodney McCray, played in MLB.[12]
References
- ^ a b Maffezzoli, Dennis (June 4, 2019). "Mustangs McCray realizes baseball dream". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ Baggarly, Andrew (August 15, 2024). "Giants' Grant McCray clears the fence as a baseball family celebrates: 'This is the dream'". The New York Times. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Grant McCray Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ Lockard, Melissa (May 16, 2022). "Giants minor-league notes: Vaun Brown, Casey Schmitt and more". The New York Times. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ "Grant McCray - Stats - Batting". fangraphs.com. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ Rubin, Shayna (August 14, 2024). "With an eye on defense, Giants call up Grant McCray and demote Marco Luciano". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ Guardado, Maria (August 14, 2024). "No. 11 prospect McCray gets call to The Show; Luciano optioned". MLB.com. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ "Michael Harris hits grand slam in 1st at-bat in injury return, Braves rout Giants 13-2". ESPN.com. Associated Press. August 14, 2024. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ "Logan Webb pitches 7 2/3 shutout innings as Giants blank Braves 6-0 to avoid sweep". ESPN.com. Associated Press. August 15, 2024. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ Guardado, Maria (August 15, 2024). "'Can't be more thankful': McCray follows up squeeze with 1st career HR". MLB.com. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ "Son of player who ran through wall drafted". MLB.com. June 4, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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- 67 Keaton Winn
- Manager 6 Bob Melvin
- Pitching 80 Bryan Price
- Bench 52 Ryan Christenson
- Bullpen 81 Garvin Alston
- Assistant hitting 85 Pedro Guerrero
- Pitching assistant 87 J. P. Martinez
- Quality assurance 21 Nick Ortiz
- First base 91 Mark Hallberg
- Hitting 77 Justin Viele
- Hitting 95 Pat Burrell
- Third base 9 Matt Williams
- Special assistant 92 Alyssa Nakken
- Special assistant 99 Taira Uematsu
- Bullpen catcher 95 Alex Burg
- Director of video 98 Fernando Perez
- Bullpen 66 Brant Whiting