Daniel McGrath


Daniel McGrath is an Australian professional baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox organization. Listed at and, he throws left-handed and bats right-handed.

Career

McGrath began his professional career with the Melbourne Aces of the Australian Baseball League. He signed with the Boston Red Sox in 2012. He made his professional debut in 2013 with the GCL Red Sox and he was later promoted to the Class A Short Season Lowell Spinners. In 12 games between the two teams, he was 3–4 with a 3.54 earned run average. He spent 2014 with the Class A Greenville Drive where he compiled a 6–6 record and 4.07 ERA in 19 starts, and 2015 with the Class A-Advanced Salem Red Sox where he posted a 4-6 record and 3.87 ERA in 17 starts.
McGrath returned to Salem in 2016, collecting an 8–6 record, 4.11 ERA, and 1.19 WHIP in 19 games started. In 2017, he once again returned to Salem, posting a 4–9 record and 4.98 ERA in 85 innings. McGrath spent the 2018 season with the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs, appearing in 33 games with a 3–3 record and 3.63 ERA. He spent most of the 2019 season with Portland, while also making two appearances with the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox; overall with both teams, he appeared in 29 games compiling a 7–1 record with a 1.98 ERA while striking out 116 batters in innings pitched.