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William Deck McGuire (born June 23, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, and was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year in 2009. He made his MLB debut in 2017.
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- Amateur
- Toronto Blue Jays
- Oakland Athletics
- Los Angeles Dodgers
- St Louis Cardinals
- Cincinnati Reds
- References
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Amateur
McGuire graduated from Deep Run High School outside Richmond, Virginia. He attended the Georgia Institute of Technology and played college baseball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. While at Georgia Tech, McGuire was named to the 2009 All-America First Team by Collegiate Baseball, the 2009 All-America Second Team by Baseball America, the 2008 Freshman All-America First Team by Collegiate Baseball, and was the 2009 Atlantic Coast Conference's Pitcher of the Year.
Toronto Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays selected McGuire in the first round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Jays for a $2 million signing bonus. He made his professional debut that season with the Dunedin Blue Jays of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League. In July 2011, he was promoted to the New Hampshire Fisher Cats of the Class AA Eastern League. McGuire was promoted from Dunedin, after posting a 7–4 record with 102 strikeouts and a 2.75 earned run average (ERA) over 19 appearances and 104 2⁄3 innings pitched.
On November 20, 2013, the Blue Jays added McGuire to their 40-man roster. On March 10, 2014, the Blue Jays optioned to the Buffalo Bisons of the Class AAA International League. McGuire was designated for assignment on July 17, 2014, to make room for Brad Mills.
Oakland Athletics
On July 24, 2014, the Blue Jays traded McGuire to the Oakland Athletics for cash considerations. Up to the trade, he had posted a 5.56 ERA in his first trip to Triple-A. He was optioned to the Sacramento River Cats of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League (PCL). When the Athletics acquired Adam Dunn on August 31, McGuire was designated for assignment and assigned outright to Sacramento. McGuire was released from the Athletics organization before the start of the 2015 season.
Los Angeles Dodgers
McGuire was subsequently signed to a minor league contract by the Los Angeles Dodgers and was assigned to the Tulsa Drillers of the Class AA Texas League to start the season. He pitched in 30 games (with 18 starts) between Tulsa and the Oklahoma City Dodgers of the PCL and was 9–6 with a 3.69 ERA.
St. Louis Cardinals
In November 2015, McGuire signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals. He began the 2016 season with the Memphis Redbirds of the PCL.
Cincinnati Reds
In February 2017, McGuire signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds. He pitched for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos of the Class AA Southern League. On September 12, 2017, the Reds promoted McGuire to the major leagues.