Michael Steven McGreevy (born July 8, 2000) is an American

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in the

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organization.

Amateur career

McGreevy grew up in San Clemente, California, and attended San Clemente High School. In 2018, his senior year, he pitched to a 2.20 ERA. Undrafted out of high school, McGreevy enrolled at

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where he pitched in 29 games as a reliever during his freshman season, posting a 5–1 record with six saves and was named first team All-

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and a freshman All-American by '' Baseball America''. As a sophomore, he went 2–0 with a 0.99 ERA in four starts before the season was cut short due to the

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. During his junior season, McGreevy became a first round prospect for the upcoming

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draft. He finished his junior season with a 9–2 record, a 2.92 ERA and 115 strikeouts against 11 walks over innings.

Professional career

McGreevy was selected by the

in the first round with the 18th overall selection in the 2021 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Cardinals on July 16, 2021, for a $2.75 million bonus. McGreevy was assigned to the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Cardinals to start his professional career. After two games, he was promoted to the

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of the

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. He pitched six innings with Palm Beach, giving up six runs and ten hits over six innings. McGreevy was assigned to the

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of the

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to begin the 2022 season. After eight starts in which he went 3-1 with a 2.58 ERA over innings, he was promoted to the

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of the Double-A

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References

External links

UCSB Gauchos bio
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