Anthony Kay (baseball)
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Anthony B. Kay (born March 21, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets organization. Kay was drafted by the Mets in the first round with the 31st pick in the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft.
Kay attended Ward Melville High School in East Setauket, New York. He was drafted by the New York Mets in the 29th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign. He attended the University of Connecticut to play college baseball.
As a freshman at Connecticut in 2014, Kay appeared in 18 games and made eight starts. He went 5–4 with a 3.49 earned run average (ERA) and 56 strikeouts. As a sophomore, he started 14 out of 17 games and was 8–6 with a 2.07 ERA with 96 strikeouts. As a junior, he started 17 games, going 9–2 with a 2.65 ERA and 111 strikeouts.
The New York Mets selected Kay in the first round of the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft, thirty first overall, using the compensatory pick they received after the Washington Nationals signed Daniel Murphy. Kay underwent Tommy John surgery on October 4, 2016, putting him out for the entire 2017 season.
Kay went to the same high school as New York Mets pitcher, Steven Matz.
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