Shane McClanahan

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123+1⁄3 innings. [18]

2022 season

The Rays named McClanahan as the Opening Day starter for the 2022 season. [19] On April 24, McClanahan took a no-hitter into the seventh inning against the Boston Red Sox. On April 30, McClanahan had a career high 11 strikeouts in five innings against the Minnesota Twins. On May 11, McClanahan pitched seven shut out innings and striking out 11 against the Los Angeles Angels. He won the American League Player of the Week Award for the week of May 8–14.[ citation needed ]

McClanahan was selected to the 2022 MLB All-Star Game, after ending the first half of the season 10–3 with a 1.72 ERA and 147 strikeouts. McClanahan was named the starting pitcher for the American League in the All-Star game. He pitched 1 innings allowing 2 runs on 4 hits. On August 31, McClanahan was placed on the 15-day IL due to a left shoulder impingement. [20] He was activated from the IL on September 15. [21] [22]

McClanahan finished the 2022 regular season pitching 166.1 innings, going 12–8 with 194 strikeouts and a 2.54 ERA. He led the American League in numerous categories, such as SO/9, Strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Wins Above Replacement. He also finished second in WHIP and batting average against, finishing behind Justin Verlander.[ citation needed ]

2023 season

McClanahan was the Rays' Opening Day starter for the second year in a row, where he pitched six innings of shutout ball against the Detroit Tigers. On May 19, he pitched six no-hit innings against the Milwaukee Brewers. McClanahan won the American League's Player of the Week Award for the week of May 15–21. On May 24, he became the third Rays pitcher to begin a season 8–0, tying Matt Moore in 2013, and Charlie Morton in 2019. [23] In the month of May, McClanahan went 3–1 with a AL-leading 2.03 ERA and 40 strikeouts, earning him the American League Pitcher of the Month Award. On July 1, McClanahan was placed on the 15-day injured list due to back tightness.

On July 2, McClanahan was selected to appear in the 2023 MLB All-Star Game, the second of his career. However, McClanahan did not participate in the game due to previously being placed on the injured list for mid-back tightness. [24] He was placed on the 60–day injured list with a left arm injury on August 12. [25] The move ended his season, in which he made 21 starts and posted an 11–2 record, a 3.29 ERA and 121 strikeouts in 115 innings of work. [26] McClanahan underwent Tommy John surgery later that month. [27]

Pitching style

McClanahan's standard pitching repertoire includes a four-seam fastball, a changeup, a curveball, and a slider. [28] Though perhaps best known for his fastball, which regularly tops 97 mph, his arsenal is relatively varied; in 2023, he threw all four of his pitches no less than 14 percent of the time. [2]

McClanahan has said he admires pitchers like Greg Maddux (who he called a "master of efficiency") and Cliff Lee for their ability to locate and sequence pitches. [2]

Personal life

McClanahan is in a relationship with soccer player Andrea Rán Snæfeld Hauksdóttir, who currently plays for the USL Super League side Tampa Bay Sun. The couple met while they attended college at the University of South Florida.

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Shane McClanahan
Tampa Bay Rays – No. 18
Pitcher
Born: (1997-04-28) April 28, 1997 (age 27)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
October 5, 2020, for the Tampa Bay Rays
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