Chris McMahon

Christoper James McMahon (born February 4, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Colorado Rockies organization.

For the British mechanical engineer, see Chris McMahon (academic).
Chris McMahon
Colorado Rockies
Pitcher
Born: (1999-02-04) February 4, 1999
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Amateur career

McMahon attended Rustin High School in West Chester, Pennsylvania, where he played baseball and basketball.[1][2][3][4] In 2017, his senior year, he went 8–0 with a 0.77 ERA over 54+1⁄3 innings.[5] He was selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 33rd round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and instead enrolled at the University of Miami where he played college baseball for the Miami Hurricanes.[6][7]

As a freshman at Miami in 2018, McMahon appeared in six games (four starts) in which he went 1–1 with a 4.44 ERA over 26+1⁄3 innings.[8] He missed time during the season after undergoing knee surgery.[9] In 2019, his sophomore year, he made only 12 starts on the season due to an arm injury - over 60+1⁄3 innings, he pitched to a 3–2 record and a 3.72 ERA with 67 strikeouts.[10][11] That summer, he played for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team.[12][13][14] As a junior in 2020, McMahon went 3–0 with a 1.05 ERA over four starts before the college baseball season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15]

Professional career

McMahon was selected by the Colorado Rockies in the second round (46th overall) of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[16] He signed for $1.6 million.[17] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the pandemic.[18]

McMahon was assigned to the Spokane Indians of the High-A West for the 2021 season, appearing in 22 games (making twenty starts) and going 10-3 with a 4.17 ERA and 119 strikeouts over 114+1⁄3 innings.[19] He opened the 2022 season on the injured list with a lat strain.[20] He pitched a total of 28+2⁄3 innings for the year between the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League Diamondbacks and Spokane, going 1-0 with a 5.34 ERA and 25 strikeouts.[21] For the 2023 season, McMahon was assigned to the Hartford Yard Goats of the Double-A Eastern League.[22] Over 15 starts, he went 2-3 with a 5.91 ERA and 66 strikeouts over 67 innings. He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Salt River Rafters after the season.[23]

References
  1. "Chris McMahon has MLB appeal at West Chester Rustin High School". NBC Sports Philadelphia. May 25, 2017.
  2. WRITER, By Rick O'Brien, STAFF. "Chris McMahon is turning the heads of major-league scouts". inquirer.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. Hostutler, Mark (May 25, 2017). "Rustin High School Pitcher a Coveted Prospect as Major League Baseball Draft Nears". VISTA.Today.
  4. Digiovanni, Pete (July 4, 2017). "DLN ALL-AREA: Rustin pitcher McMahon shook off big league pressure to lead Golden Knights".
  5. WRITER, By Rick O'Brien, STAFF. "Joey Lancellotti highlights all-Southeastern Pa. baseball team". inquirer.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. Matt Winkeljohn, For the AJC. "Braves load up on catchers, add more pitchers as MLB Draft wraps up". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  7. Staff Writer. "2017 MLB Draft: Which Miami Hurricanes prospects were selected?". The Palm Beach Post.
  8. "CaneSport - Hopes high ... and student section starting ... with baseball set to begin". miami.rivals.com. February 12, 2019.
  9. "Freshman RHP McMahon Making Progress in Return From Injury". InsideTheU.
  10. "Miami ace RHP McKendry to miss start against Virginia Tech". InsideTheU.
  11. "Miami baseball is loaded with talent headed into 2020 season | NCAA.com". ncaa.com.
  12. "The season ended. Their hard work continued". August 20, 2019.
  13. "Chris McMahon Invited to USA Baseball Training Camp". University of Miami Athletics. 26 June 2019.
  14. "RHP McMahon impresses Team USA coach, finishes successful summer". InsideTheU.
  15. Hostutler, Mark (April 20, 2020). "Rustin Grad Projected to Be First-Round Pick in This Summer's MLB Draft". VISTA.Today.
  16. Furones, David. "Hurricanes pitcher Chris McMahon selected by Colorado Rockies in MLB draft". sun-sentinel.com.
  17. "Rockies sign second-round pick Chris McMahon, a hard-throwing right-hander out of Miami, and two undrafted players". June 26, 2020.
  18. "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled". MLB.com.
  19. "Chris McMahon makes promising debut, Spokane Indians fall again to Eugene Emeralds | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com.
  20. "Here's where Rockies Top 30 prospects are starting '22". MLB.com.
  21. "Chris McMahon Stats, Fantasy & News".
  22. https://www.mlb.com/news/where-rockies-top-prospects-are-starting-2023-season
  23. https://www.mlb.com/news/rosters-announced-for-2023-arizona-fall-league
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.