Cody McKay explained

Cody McKay
Position:Catcher
Bats:Left
Throws:Right
Birth Date:11 January 1974
Birth Place:Vancouver, British Columbia
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 22
Debutteam:Oakland Athletics
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:October 2
Finalteam:St. Louis Cardinals
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.247
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:0
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:8
Teams:

Cody Dean McKay (born January 11, 1974) is a Canadian former Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Oakland Athletics in 2002 and for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2004.

Biography

A native of Vancouver, British Columbia, McKay has lived his entire life in the US; he attended Horizon High School and Arizona State University. In 1994, he played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox.[1]

McKay was twice drafted and not signed. First, by the San Francisco Giants in the 48th round of the 1992 Major League Baseball draft (1335th overall) and by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 5th round of the 1995 Major League Baseball draft (127th overall). He was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 9th round of the 1996 Major League Baseball draft (255th overall) and did sign.

He is the son of former player and Arizona Diamondbacks first base coach Dave McKay. On December 13, 2007, he was implicated for use of banned performance-enhancing substances on page 197 of the Mitchell Report.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League . capecodbaseball.org . September 25, 2019.
  2. https://assets.espn.go.com/media/pdf/071213/mitchell_report.pdf Copy of the Mitchell Report from ESPN