Ron Mahay
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| Kansas City Royals — No. 32 | |
| Relief pitcher | |
| Born: June 28, 1971 | |
| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| May 21, 1995 for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2007) |
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| Win-Loss | 19-10 |
| Earned run average | 3.87 |
| Strikeouts | 354 |
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Ronald Matthew Mahay (pronounced /məˈheɪ/, born June 28, 1971 in Crestwood, Illinois) is a relief pitcher for the Kansas City Royals.
[edit] Professional career
Mahay was drafted as an outfielder in the 18th round of the Major League Baseball Draft in 1991 by the Boston Red Sox out of South Suburban Junior College in Illinois. When the 1994 Major League Baseball strike lasted into spring training the following year, Mahay was one of the replacement players called up by the Red Sox. As a consequence, Mahay (and all other replacement players who later made the big leagues in 1995) is not eligible for membership in the Major League Baseball Players Association.[1] He had a brief call-up with the Red Sox in May 1995, but was returned to the minors after a month. In 1996, Mahay moved from the outfield to the pitching mound. He returned to Boston for the latter half of 1997, but was waived after the 1998 campaign. The Oakland A's claimed him off the waiver wire, but he saw limited action with the team before being traded to the Florida Marlins in May 2000. After a "cup of coffee" in the San Diego Padres organization, Mahay signed with the Chicago Cubs, remaining with the team until the end of 2002.
Mahay signed with the Texas Rangers in December 2002, and started the 2003 season with the AAA Oklahoma RedHawks. In June of that year, he was called up to Texas, and has remained with the big league club almost exclusively since then. 2004 was a career year for Mahay, as he notched a career-highs in appearances (60), ERA (2.55) and strikeouts (56). He has been one of the mainstays of the Rangers bullpen for the last four years, especially in the 2005 and 2006 seasons, as Mahay (along with C.J. Wilson) was one of only two regular left-handed relievers on the Rangers' roster.
On July 30, 2007, Mahay was traded along with Mark Teixeira to the Atlanta Braves. In his Braves debut, he tossed a scoreless eighth inning in a 12-3 rout of the Houston Astros. He earned his first win as a Brave on August 11 against the Philadelphia Phillies. He finished the season 3-0 with a 3.87 ERA. According to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, Mahay has reached an agreement on a two-year contract with the Kansas City Royals.
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[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
