Kirk McCarty #59

Full name KIRKLAND MORGAN McCARTY...Wife, Erica...Attended Southern Mississippi...Named First-Team All-Conference USA (starting pitcher) in 2016 and 2017…Went 10-2 with a 3.52 ERA in 17 starts (99.2IP, 39ER, 103SO) his junior year…Named to 12-man Conference USA All-Academic Team in 2016…Played two seasons (2016-17) with current Guardians pitcher Nick Sandlin... Finished collegiate career with a record of 22-4 and a 3.50 ERA in 45 games/41 starts (93ER/239.0IP)...Attended Oak Grove HS in Hattiesburg, MS, helping them to state titles in 2012 and 2014... Favorite teams growing up: New Orleans Saints, Southern Miss Golden Eagles...Favorite athletes growing up: Derek Jeter, Phil Mickelson, Brett Favre...Interests outside of baseball: golf, fishing, house projects...CoSIDA Academic All American in 2017.

2021

Spent entire season at AAA Columbus, anchoring the rotation...Led the organization in starts (24) and innings pitched (124.0) and was tied for second in wins (9)...His 124.0 innings were fourth-most in the Triple-A East and all of Triple-A and tied for the league lead in starts (24)... Lowest monthly ERA was August, posting a 4.26 ERA in four starts (19.0IP, 18H, 9R/ER, 18SO)...Was a member of Depth Camp during the Major League portion of Spring Training, making four relief appearances (2.2IP, 4H, 2RER, 0BB, 2SO) before opening the season at the Columbus Alternate Site.

2020

Only action in 2020 was the fall development camp in Goodyear following the canceled season.

2019

Limited to 13 starts due to a left shoulder strain (was on IL from 4/4-6/12).

2018

Led the organization and finished 3rd in the Midwest League in strikeouts (161)...Combined on the year, he went 5-11 with a 4.06 ERA in 27 starts...Was fifth in the system in innings pitched.