Darren McCaughan | |
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Cleveland Guardians | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Long Beach, California, U.S. | March 18, 1996|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 21, 2021, for the Seattle Mariners | |
MLB statistics (through May 4,2024) | |
Win–loss record | 0–0 |
Earned run average | 9.16 |
Strikeouts | 14 |
Teams | |
Darren Scott McCaughan (born March 18,1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Seattle Mariners,for whom he made his MLB debut in 2021,and the Miami Marlins.
McCaughan attended Los Alamitos High School in Los Alamitos,California. [1] He committed to play college baseball at Long Beach State University during his junior year in 2013. [2] As a junior,he went 6–4 with a 2.96 ERA. [3] Undrafted out of high school in the 2014 MLB draft,he enrolled at Long Beach State where he played college baseball for the Dirtbags.
As a freshman at Long Beach State in 2015,McCaughan went 4–2 with a 2.47 ERA in 23 games (three starts). [4] In 2016,as a sophomore,he pitched to a 10–1 record with a 2.03 ERA in 16 starts, [5] [6] earning the title of Big West Pitcher of the Year. [7] He was named an All-American by multiple outlets including Collegiate Baseball and Perfect Game. [8] That summer,he played for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team. [9] In 2017,a junior,McCaughan compiled a 9–2 record with a 2.50 ERA in 17 starts. [10] He was named Big West Pitcher of the Year for the second consecutive year [11] along with being named an All-American by D1Baseball among various other media sources. [12] After the year,he was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 12th round of the 2017 MLB draft. [13]
McCaughan signed with Seattle and made his professional with the Rookie-level Arizona League Mariners,going 0–1 with a 3.75 ERA in 12 innings. [14] He spent the 2018 season with the Modesto Nuts of the High-A California League,where he pitched to a 6–10 record and a 3.05 ERA in 25 starts and was named an All-Star. [15] He also made one spot start for the Tacoma Rainers of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League in June. [16] He began 2019 with the Arkansas Travelers of the Double-A Texas League, [17] with whom he was named an All-Star [18] alongside earning the title of Texas League Pitcher of the Year after going 7–5 with a 2.89 ERA over 17 starts. [19] In July,he was promoted to Tacoma,going 0–6 with an 8.09 ERA over nine starts.
McCaughan did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. [20] He returned to Arkansas to begin the 2021 season,now members of the Double-A Central. [21] After one start,he was promoted to Tacoma,now a part of the Triple-A West. [22] On July 21,2021,McCaughan was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [23] He made his MLB debut that day pitching in relief against the Colorado Rockies,throwing five innings in which he gave up no hits and one earned run while walking three batters. [24] He made two appearances for Seattle,working to a 8.00 ERA with 2 strikeouts. On October 22,the Mariners removed him from the 40-man roster and sent him outright to Tacoma. [25]
In 2022,McCaughan made 28 starts for Tacoma,posting an 8-9 record and 4.55 ERA with 141 strikeouts in 154.1 innings pitched. He was assigned to Tacoma to begin the 2023 season.
On April 11,2023,McCaughan had his contract selected to the active roster. [26] In three appearances for Seattle,he recorded a 5.40 ERA with 10 strikeouts across 5.0 innings of work. McCaughan was designated for assignment on February 7,2024,following the waiver claim of Canaan Smith-Njigba. [27]
On February 9,2024,McCaughan was traded to the Miami Marlins in exchange for cash considerations. [28] He was optioned to the Triple–A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp to begin the 2024 season. [29] McCaughan made one appearance for Miami,surrendering eight runs on nine hits with two strikeouts across 4+2⁄3 innings against the Oakland Athletics. He was designated for assignment by the Marlins on May 5. [30]
On May 9, 2024, McCaughan was traded to the Cleveland Guardians in exchange for cash considerations. [31]
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