Brendan Joel McKay is an American professional baseball pitcher and designated hitter for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball(MLB).
He was born on December 18, 1995. McKay was taken fourth overall in the first round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft by the Rays. He was a member of the University of Louisville baseball team.
McKay went to Chippewa, Pennsylvania’s Blackhawk High School. He was a member of the varsity baseball team for all four years of high school and also played high school basketball for one season.
He recorded a scoreless innings streak of 72+13 innings as a senior. He had an overall record of 8–1 with a 0.56 ERA and 130 strikeouts.
Is Brendan McKay still with Tampa Bay Rays?
In 2019, he made his major league debut, pitching to a 5.14 ERA over 49 innings and eleven plate appearances. Because of the injuries that followed, that is his sole major league experience to date. McKay has spent the entire season with the Rays in the minors.