Daniel McGrath (born 7 July 1994) is an Australian professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. Listed at 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) and 205 pounds (93 kg), 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.^[1] 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.^[2] In 12 games (11 starts) between the two teams, he was 3–4 with a 3.54 earned run average (ERA).^[3] He spent 2014 with the Class A Greenville Drive where he compiled a 6–6 record and 4.07 ERA in 19 starts,^[3] and 2015 with the Class A-Advanced Salem Red Sox where he posted a 4-6 record and 3.87 ERA in 17 starts.^[3]

McGrath returned to Salem in 2016,^[4] collecting an 8–6 record, 4.11 ERA, and 1.19 WHIP in 19 games started.^[3] In 2017, he once again returned to Salem, posting a 4–9 record and 4.98 ERA in 85 innings.^[3] McGrath spent the 2018 season with the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs, appearing in 33 games (11 starts) with a 3–3 record and 3.63 ERA.^[3] 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 (16 starts) compiling a 7–1 record with a 1.98 ERA while striking out 116 batters in 122+2⁄3 innings pitched.^[3] He became a minor-league free agent on November 2, 2020.^[5]