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Daniel McGrath (born 7 July 1994) is an Australian professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. Listed at 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) and 205 pounds (93 kg), he throws left-handed and bats right-handed.

Career

McGrath began his professional career with the Melbourne Aces of the Australian Baseball League. He signed with the Boston Red Sox in 2012. He made his professional debut in 2013 with the Gulf Coast League Red Sox and he was later promoted to the Low–A Lowell Spinners. In 12 games (11 starts) between the two teams, he was 3–4 with a 3.54 earned run average (ERA). He spent 2014 with the Single–A Greenville Drive where he compiled a 6–6 record and 4.07 ERA in 19 starts, and 2015 with the High–A Salem Red Sox where he posted a 4-6 record and 3.87 ERA in 17 starts.

McGrath returned to Salem in 2016, collecting an 8–6 record, 4.11 ERA, and 1.19 WHIP in 19 games started. In 2017, he once again returned to Salem, posting a 4–9 record and 4.98 ERA in 85 innings. McGrath spent the 2018 season with the Double–A Portland Sea Dogs, appearing in 33 games (11 starts) with a 3–3 record and 3.63 ERA. He spent most of the 2019 season with Portland, while also making two appearances with the Triple–A Pawtucket Red Sox; overall with both teams, he appeared in 29 games (16 starts) compiling a 7–1 record with a 1.98 ERA while striking out 116 batters in 122+2⁄3 innings pitched. He became a minor-league free agent on November 2, 2020.

References

1. Morais, Didier (8 February 2012). "Red Sox Sign Australian Pitching Prospect Daniel McGrath". NESN.com. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
2. Forde, Craig (2 August 2013). "NYPL notes: McGrath on unique path". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
3. ^ "Daniel McGrath Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
4. "Sox's McGrath holds Carolina to 1 hit in 8 innings". roanoke.com. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
5. Campbell, Brendan (2 November 2020). "Former Red Sox utilityman Tzu-Wei Lin is now a minor-league free agent". bloggingtheredsox.com. Retrieved 3 November 2020.

External links

• Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
• SoxProspects.com

• 1994 births
• Living people
• Australian expatriate baseball players in the United States
• Baseball pitchers
• Greenville Drive players
• Gulf Coast Red Sox players
• Lowell Spinners players
• Melbourne Aces players
• Pawtucket Red Sox players
• Portland Sea Dogs players
• Salem Red Sox players
• Baseball players from Melbourne
• 2017 World Baseball Classic players
• 2023 World Baseball Classic players
• Sportsmen from Victoria (state)
• 21st-century Australian sportsmen