| Brian McRae | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) McRae in 2011 | |
| Park Pirates | |
| Center fielder / Coach | |
| Born: August 27, 1967 Bradenton, Florida, U.S. | |
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 7, 1990, for the Kansas City Royals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 3, 1999, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .261 |
| Home runs | 103 |
| Runs batted in | 532 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Brian Wesley McRae (/məˈkreɪ/; born August 27, 1967) is an American former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Kansas City Royals, Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, Colorado Rockies and Toronto Blue Jays from 1990 to 1999. McRae is the son of former major league All-Star, Hal McRae, and was also managed by the elder McRae for four seasons with Kansas City. It was only the fourth occurrence of a major league manager managing his own son.
McRae was a switch hitter and threw right-handed. His batting average was 38 points higher from the right side with a slugging average 24 points higher but his on-base percentage was only seven points higher. McRae was a leadoff batter far more often (47%) than any other position in the lineup (second most was 22% batting second). He had a good history of injury avoidance, playing 150 or more games in five different seasons. The only seasons he did not play at least 130 games were his rookie season and the strike-shortened 1994 season when he finished second in the National League in games played. McRae never played in the playoffs, enduring a few near misses.