Seth McClung | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Lewisburg, West Virginia, U.S. | February 7, 1981|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
March 31, 2003, for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 4, 2009, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 26–34 |
Earned run average | 5.46 |
Strikeouts | 314 |
Teams | |
Michael Seth McClung (born February 7,1981),nicknamed "Big Red",is an American former professional baseball pitcher. In his career,he pitched as a starting pitcher and as a relief pitcher.
McClung began the 2006 season with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as a starting pitcher,was sent later that year to the minor leagues,and was converted to be a closer.
He started the 2007 season in Triple-A Durham of the International League,before being traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for Grant Balfour on July 27. [1] He was then assigned to the Nashville Sounds of the Pacific Coast League before being called up to Milwaukee on August 21,making his debut with the Brewers in a relief appearance on the same day.
He began the 2008 season in the Brewers bullpen,later being moved into the rotation in place of Carlos Villanueva. His first appearance as a starter for Milwaukee was against the Washington Nationals on May 24. After the Brewers traded for CC Sabathia,McClung and Dave Bush shared a spot in the rotation [2] with Bush pitching on the road and McClung pitching at home. This experiment ended on August 2,with Bush taking the rotation spot and McClung moving to the bullpen. [3]
On February 1,2010,McClung signed a minor league contract with the Florida Marlins with an invite to spring training. He was released on March 30.
On December 17,2010 the Texas Rangers signed McClung. He was released on July 13,2011. [4]
On January 10,2012,McClung signed a minor league deal with the Brewers. On July 31,McClung was released. He went 2–13 with a 6.36 ERA in 21 appearances (20 starts) with Triple-A Nashville.
On August 12,McClung signed a minor league deal with the Chicago Cubs. [5] In 2013,McClung pitched for the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican League.
McClung signed a minor league deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates on November 20,2013. He was released on March 22,2014.
McClung is the uncle of professional basketball player Mac McClung. Mac grew up going to games and spending time with his big league uncle,surrounding himself with high levels of success at a young age. Seth could be attributed to inspiring the younger McClung as he encouraged Mac to achieve greatness and for his "younger generation of the family to pass [his] accomplishments". [6] Currently,he is the head baseball coach at Tarpon Springs High School. [7]
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