Billy McKinney Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 1" / 205 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 8/23/1994 (29)
- Experience
- 6
- College
- None
Billy McKinney Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Billy McKinney News
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed free-agent outfielder Billy McKinney, infielder Sergio Alcantara, outfielder Gilberto Celestino, right-hander Ben Heller, infielder/outfielder Jake Lamb, left-hander Michael Plassmeyer, right-hander Ryder Ryan and right-hander Hunter Stratton to minor-league deals with invites to spring training on Thursday. McKinney was traded to the Pirates from the New York Yankees in December and will now open up the 2024 campaign with the Pirates, albeit likely in the minor leagues. The 29-year-old played in 48 contests at the big-league level with the Yankees in 2023 and hit just .227/.320/406 with six home runs and 14 RBI in 147 plate appearances. The rebuilding Bucs will offer McKinney a better shot at playing time in the majors, but he's off the fantasy radar.
The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired outfielder Billy McKinney from the New York Yankees on Thursday in exchange for international bonus pool money, according to a source. In 2023 with the Yankees, McKinney saw 147 plate appearances over 48 games and went 29-for-128 (.227) with six home runs and 14 RBI. He will strictly serve as veteran outfield depth for the rebuilding Pirates in 2024 but shouldn't expected to be anything more than a bench bat if he's at the major-league level. The 29-year-old outfielder has spent six years in the big leagues with the Toronto Blue Jays, Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Oakland Athletics and Milwaukee Brewers but has hit just over the Mendoza Line and has only 34 home runs and 86 RBI in 311 games played.
Outfielder Billy McKinney and left-hander Anthony Misiewicz have both re-signed with the New York Yankees. Both contracts are of the minor-league variety. McKinney, whose career began with New York in the 2018 season, returned to the organization in the 2023 season and hit .227 with six home runs and one stolen base across 147 trips to the plate. His 101 wRC+ suggests his production was 1% superior to the league average. As for Misiewicz, the 29-year-old made 11 MLB appearances between the D-backs, Tigers, and Yankees in the 2023 season and worked to an unhealthy 7.36 ERA in that time. The southpaw owns a career 4.71 ERA across 130 big-league outings, most of which came with the Seattle Mariners as he made a career-high 66 appearances out of the Mariners' bullpen in the 2021 campaign.
Batting Order
1 | Oneil Cruz |
2 | Bryan Reynolds |
3 | Ke'Bryan Hayes |
4 | Rowdy Tellez |
5 | Andrew McCutchen |
6 | Jack Suwinski |
7 | Jared Triolo |
8 | Michael A. Taylor |
9 | Henry Davis |
Billy McKinney Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Oneil Cruz |
2 | Bryan Reynolds |
3 | Ke'Bryan Hayes |
4 | Rowdy Tellez |
5 | Andrew McCutchen |
6 | Jack Suwinski |
7 | Jared Triolo |
8 | Michael A. Taylor |
9 | Henry Davis |