Trevor McDonald (baseball)

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90+13 innings in which he struck out 102 batters (10.2 strikeouts per 9 innings). [4] [5] [2]

McDonald split 2023 between Eugene and the rookie–level ACL Giants, accumulating a 1.33 ERA with 51 strikeouts in 14 games (13 starts). On November 14, 2023, the Giants added McDonald to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. [6] He was optioned to the Triple–A Sacramento River Cats to begin the 2024 season. [7] In 23 games (20 starts) for Sacramento, the Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels, Eugene, and the ACL Giants, McDonald compiled a 3-7 record and 4.40 ERA with 78 strikeouts across 86 innings pitched.

On September 29, 2024, McDonald was promoted to the major leagues for the first time. He made his debut in the team's season finale against the St. Louis Cardinals, tossing three scoreless innings with one strikeout and one walk. [8]

McDonald was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento to begin the 2025 season. [9]

References

  1. "USA baseball signee Trevor McDonald headed to pros". July 3, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Trevor McDonald Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  3. "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  4. "George County grad named San Jose Giants' Pitcher of the Year". WKRG News 5. September 23, 2022.
  5. Regodon, Wrenzie (February 1, 2023). "Why Trevor McDonald is a top sleeper in the SF Giants". Sports Illustrated San Francisco Giants News, Analysis and More.
  6. "Giants' Trevor McDonald: Protected from Rule 5 Draft". cbssports.com. March 13, 2024.
  7. "Giants' Trevor McDonald: Optioned by San Francisco". cbssports.com. March 13, 2024.
  8. "McDonald shows promise in hitless debut as Giants wrap 2024". mlb.com. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  9. "Giants Spring Training cuts: Trevor McDonald optioned, Carson Whisenhunt reassigned". mccoveychronicles.com. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
Trevor McDonald
San Francisco Giants – No. 72
Pitcher
Born: (2001-02-26) February 26, 2001 (age 24)
Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 29, 2024, for the San Francisco Giants