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Shane McClanahan
Shane Peter McClanahan (born April 28, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2020 and was an All-Star in 2022 and 2023.
McClanahan was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and lived there until age five. He grew up a fan of the Baltimore Orioles and idolized Cal Ripken Jr.; his number 18 jersey with the Rays is in honor of Ripken's number 8.
He attended Cape Coral High School in Cape Coral, Florida. McClanahan went from throwing 82–84 miles per hour (132–135 km/h) in his junior year to throwing in the low 90s after hitting a growth spurt, which brought him from 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m) to 6 feet (1.83 m) between his junior and senior year. During his high school career he had 29–7 win–loss record with a 1.02 earned run average (ERA) and 187 strikeouts in 123 innings pitched. He was drafted by the New York Mets in the 26th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft. He did not sign with the Mets and attended the University of South Florida (USF) for the South Florida Bulls.
McClanahan did not play his freshman year at USF in 2016, after undergoing Tommy John surgery. He returned from the injury in 2017, going 4–2 with a 3.20 ERA and 104 strikeouts in 15 starts as a redshirt freshman. In 2018, McClanahan made 14 starts for USF tallying a league best 120 strikeouts, while going 5–6 with a 3.42 ERA. McClanahan's 120 strikeouts rank fourth on USF's single-season list along with allowing just 6.01 hits per nine innings in 2018, ranking 18th in the country. McClanahan was part of USF's first combined no-hitter against Army on March 16, 2018, a game in which he struck out a career high 15 hitters becoming just the second USF pitcher to strike out 100 or more in back-to-back seasons.
Entering the 2018 MLB Draft, McClanahan was considered one of the top prospects available in the draft.
The Tampa Bay Rays selected McClanahan with the 31st overall selection in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Rays for a $2,230,100 signing bonus. He made his professional debut with the rookie-level Gulf Coast League Rays and was promoted to the Princeton Rays in mid-August. In seven innings pitched between the two teams, he did not give up a run. He began 2019 with the Bowling Green Hot Rods, was their Opening Day starter, and earned Midwest League All-Star honors. He was promoted to the Charlotte Stone Crabs in June after posting a 4–4 record in 11 appearances (10 starts) with a 3.40 ERA and 74 strikeouts in 53 innings pitched.
McClanahan was selected to the 40-man roster and added to the Rays' Wild Card roster ahead of their series vs the Toronto Blue Jays on September 29, 2020. He made his debut on October 5, against the Yankees in the 2020 American League Division Series (ALDS), becoming the first pitcher to have their debut in the postseason and fifth player overall, following Alex Kirilloff, Adalberto Mondesi, Mark Kiger, and Bug Holliday.
On April 28, 2021, the Rays promoted McClanahan to the major leagues. He made his regular season debut against the Oakland Athletics pitching four innings, allowing two runs with five strikeouts. On September 11, 2021, McClanahan was placed on the 10-day IL with back tightness. He was activated on September 19. He finished the 2021 season going 10–6 record with a 3.43 ERA and 141 strikeouts in 123+1⁄3 innings.
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Shane McClanahan
Shane Peter McClanahan (born April 28, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2020 and was an All-Star in 2022 and 2023.
McClanahan was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and lived there until age five. He grew up a fan of the Baltimore Orioles and idolized Cal Ripken Jr.; his number 18 jersey with the Rays is in honor of Ripken's number 8.
He attended Cape Coral High School in Cape Coral, Florida. McClanahan went from throwing 82–84 miles per hour (132–135 km/h) in his junior year to throwing in the low 90s after hitting a growth spurt, which brought him from 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m) to 6 feet (1.83 m) between his junior and senior year. During his high school career he had 29–7 win–loss record with a 1.02 earned run average (ERA) and 187 strikeouts in 123 innings pitched. He was drafted by the New York Mets in the 26th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft. He did not sign with the Mets and attended the University of South Florida (USF) for the South Florida Bulls.
McClanahan did not play his freshman year at USF in 2016, after undergoing Tommy John surgery. He returned from the injury in 2017, going 4–2 with a 3.20 ERA and 104 strikeouts in 15 starts as a redshirt freshman. In 2018, McClanahan made 14 starts for USF tallying a league best 120 strikeouts, while going 5–6 with a 3.42 ERA. McClanahan's 120 strikeouts rank fourth on USF's single-season list along with allowing just 6.01 hits per nine innings in 2018, ranking 18th in the country. McClanahan was part of USF's first combined no-hitter against Army on March 16, 2018, a game in which he struck out a career high 15 hitters becoming just the second USF pitcher to strike out 100 or more in back-to-back seasons.
Entering the 2018 MLB Draft, McClanahan was considered one of the top prospects available in the draft.
The Tampa Bay Rays selected McClanahan with the 31st overall selection in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Rays for a $2,230,100 signing bonus. He made his professional debut with the rookie-level Gulf Coast League Rays and was promoted to the Princeton Rays in mid-August. In seven innings pitched between the two teams, he did not give up a run. He began 2019 with the Bowling Green Hot Rods, was their Opening Day starter, and earned Midwest League All-Star honors. He was promoted to the Charlotte Stone Crabs in June after posting a 4–4 record in 11 appearances (10 starts) with a 3.40 ERA and 74 strikeouts in 53 innings pitched.
McClanahan was selected to the 40-man roster and added to the Rays' Wild Card roster ahead of their series vs the Toronto Blue Jays on September 29, 2020. He made his debut on October 5, against the Yankees in the 2020 American League Division Series (ALDS), becoming the first pitcher to have their debut in the postseason and fifth player overall, following Alex Kirilloff, Adalberto Mondesi, Mark Kiger, and Bug Holliday.
On April 28, 2021, the Rays promoted McClanahan to the major leagues. He made his regular season debut against the Oakland Athletics pitching four innings, allowing two runs with five strikeouts. On September 11, 2021, McClanahan was placed on the 10-day IL with back tightness. He was activated on September 19. He finished the 2021 season going 10–6 record with a 3.43 ERA and 141 strikeouts in 123+1⁄3 innings.
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