Seth McClung | |||
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McClung with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2009.
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Free agent | |||
Pitcher | |||
Born: Lewisburg, West Virginia |
February 7, 1981 |||
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MLB debut | |||
March 31, 2003, for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
October 4, 2009, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |||
MLB statistics (through 2012 season) |
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Win–loss record | 26–34 | ||
Earned run average | 5.46 | ||
Strikeouts | 314 | ||
Teams | |||
Michael Seth McClung (born February 7, 1981), nicknamed Big Red, is an American professional baseball pitcher. In his career, he has pitched as a starting pitcher and as a relief pitcher, but spent most of his time trying to keep a job in the minor leagues, ultimately even getting released from the Mexican League.
His father, Mike, was an all-state high school football player. His brother, Marcus, is a former football player at Virginia Tech and the Canadian Football League, his brother Shawn participates in extreme sports, and his younger brother Sam was a lineman at Tusculum College in Greeneville, Tennessee.
McClung's extended family also is very athletic. niece, Anna McClung was a two-time Virginia State player of the year in soccer and has played collegiately for Florida State University and currently for the University of Tennessee.
McClung's nephew Mac McClung is a highly rated and recruited high school basketball player in the state of Virginia.
McClung was named the head coach of the Pinellas Park Girls High School basketball team for the 2010–2011 season. After two seasons as head coach at Pinellas Park, McClung took over the same position at Osceola High School for two seasons from 2012 to 2013. In May 2014, after retiring from baseball, McClung took over as head baseball coach for Keswick Christian School located in Seminole, Florida. After one season McClung resigned to build up his Big Red Baseball training and lessons business. McClung specializes in helping high school seniors obtain college scholarships. Since 2014 McClung has helped kids receive over 95 college scholarship offers.
McClung was also the baseball trainer/coach for Yoan Moncada after he arrived in the United States from Cuba. Moncada went on to receive a 31 million dollar contract from the Boston Red Sox.
McClung is currently single and has two small children. He currently lives in the Tampa Bay area of Florida.
McClung was honored with a sign acknowledging his hometown in Lewisburg, West Virginia, along interstate I-64. McClung shares this honor with former Olympian and NBA player Bimbo Coles.
McClung is currently the all-time leader (single season) in home runs in West Virginia High School History. McClung shares this honor with another former Major Leauger Nick Swisher.