Sam McWilliams

Samuel Rutherford McWilliams (born September 4, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.

Sam McWilliams
Tampa Bay Rays
Pitcher
Born: (1995-09-04) September 4, 1995
Orlando, Florida
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Career

McWilliams attended Beech High School in Hendersonville, Tennessee, where he pitched for the school's baseball team.[1] In 2014, his senior year, he was named to the All-State team by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association.[2]

The Philadelphia Phillies selected McWilliams in the eighth round of the 2014 MLB draft.[3] After the 2015 season, the Phillies traded McWilliams to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Jeremy Hellickson.[4][5] The Tampa Bay Rays acquired McWilliams and Colin Poche from the Diamondbacks for Steven Souza Jr. in 2018.[6] The Royals selected McWilliams in the 2018 Rule 5 draft.[7] After pitching to a 15.43 ERA in ​4 2⁄3 innings in spring training, the Royals returned McWilliams to the Rays on March 24, 2019.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Stoic Beech standout made many hitters miss". The Tennessean. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  2. "Johnson, McWilliams named all-state". The Tennessean. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  3. Harrischarris, Craig (June 6, 2014). "D'Backs, Phillies draft local pitchers". Tennessean.com. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  4. "D-backs pick up McWilliams from Phillies". MiLB.com. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  5. Johnson, Paul. "Pitcher Sam McWilliams makes smooth transition to Cougars' rotation". Elgin Courier-News. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  6. "Rays acquire Colin Poche, Sam McWilliams". MLB.com. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  7. "The Rule 5 Draft was kind to Royals last year. They took two more pitchers this year". kansascity. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  8. https://www.tampabay.com/sports/2019/03/24/rule-5-pick-sam-mcwilliams-returned-to-rays/
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