Brandon McCarthy

Infobox MLB player

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width=300
name=Brandon McCarthy
position=Starting pitcher
team=Texas Rangers
number=20
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1983|7|7
birthplace=city-state|Glendale|California
debutdate=May 22
debutyear=2005
debutteam=Chicago White Sox
statyear=2008 season
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=13-20
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=4.54
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=186
teams=
*Chicago White Sox (by|2005-by|2006)
*Texas Rangers (by|2007-present)

Brandon Patrick McCarthy (born on July 7, 1983 in Glendale, California) is a starting pitcher for the Texas Rangers. He graduated from Cheyenne Mountain High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 2001. McCarthy was playing baseball for Lamar Community College in Colorado when he was drafted in the 17th round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft by the Chicago White Sox.

Minor leagues

In the minor leagues in by|2003, McCarthy posted impressive stats and showed excellent ball control, pitching in 101 innings and striking out 125 batters and walking only 15 batters.

Major leagues

McCarthy made his major league debut on May 22, mlby|2005, as a spot starter for the Chicago White Sox in a game against the Chicago Cubs. McCarthy would make several additional spot starts that year before earning a permanent spot on the team as a reliever in mlby|2006.

On December 23, 2006, McCarthy was traded along with David Paisano to the Texas Rangers for John Danks, Nick Masset, and Jake Rasner. [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2707317]

McCarthy endured an injury-plagued season in his first year for the Rangers (and his first full year as a starter) in mlby|2007, most noteably dealing with a stress fracture in his right shoulderblade that kept him sidelined for nearly 2 months. His luck didn't improve in mlby|2008, as he developed inflammation in his right elbow during spring training and consequently missed most of the 2008 season.

External links

* [http://www.minorleagueball.com/story/2005/11/15/162047/59 McCarthy in the minors]