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William Landis McKinney (born August 23, 1994) is an American professional baseball player for the New York Yankees organization. He was a first-round draft pick of the Oakland Athletics in 2013. He was traded to the Chicago Cubs in 2014, and the Yankees in 2016.
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Career
McKinney attended Plano West Senior High School in Plano, Texas. He led the school's baseball team to the state's Class 5A semifinals.
The Oakland Athletics selected McKinney in the first round, with the 24th overall selection, of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Athletics, receiving a $1.8 million signing bonus.
McKinney began the 2014 season with the Stockton Ports of the Class A-Advanced California League. He batted .241 for the Ports. On July 4, 2014, the Athletics traded McKinney to the Chicago Cubs with Addison Russell and Dan Straily, in exchange for Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel. He was assigned to the Daytona Cubs of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League. He batted .301 in 51 games for Daytona.
McKinney began the 2015 season with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League. After he batted .340 in 29 games, the Cubs promoted him to the Tennessee Smokies of the Class AA Southern League in May. He suffered a hairline fracture in his right knee in August, ending his season. McKinney returned to Tennessee in 2016.
On July 25, 2016, the Cubs traded McKinney, Adam Warren, Gleyber Torres, and Rashad Crawford to the New York Yankees for Aroldis Chapman, and McKinney joined the Trenton Thunder of the Class AA Eastern League. McKinney ended the 2016 season with a .246 batting average, four home runs, and 44 RBIs. McKinney began the 2017 season with Trenton, and was promoted to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders of the Class AAA International League in late June.