Brendan McKay

McKay was college baseball's ultimate two-way prospect before the term became mainstream, and that Louisville run remains genuinely special, dominating on the mound while hitting in the middle of the order is absurdly hard. Winning the Golden Spikes in 2017 was no fluke. The pro story has been bittersweet, injuries, including major arm trouble, robbed him of the runway his talent deserved, which is the cruel reality of two-way development. I still root for him, because when healthy he showed flashes of being the rare player who could legitimately do both. A reminder that ceiling and health are different things.

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Brendan McKay (born December 18, 1995) is an American professional baseball player from Darlington, Pennsylvania. A two-way star at the University of Louisville, he won the Golden Spikes Award and was named Baseball America College Player of the Year in 2017 before being selected fourth overall in the MLB Draft by the Tampa Bay Rays. He made his Major League debut as both a pitcher and hitter in 2019, though injuries have since complicated his career.

Name (English)

Brendan McKay

Name (Japanese)

ブレンダン・マッケイ

Reading

ぶれんだん・まっけい

Born

December 18, 1995 (age 30)

Origin

Darlington, Pennsylvania, United States

Occupation

Baseball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Pig

High school

Blackhawk High School

University

University of Louisville

Awards & achievements

• 2015 John Olerud Award
• 2017 Baseball America College Player of the Year
• 2017 Dick Howser Trophy
• 2017 Golden Spikes Award

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan%20McKay%20(baseball)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%96%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%83%E3%82%B1%E3%82%A4%20(%E9%87%8E%E7%90%83)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20706871

Tags

• Born in Pennsylvania
• Baseball player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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