He made his professional debut playing for the Class A-Short Season Mahoning Valley Scrappers of the New York–Penn League in 2006.

In July 2011, he was traded from Cleveland to the Colorado Rockies with Drew Pomeranz, Alex White, and Joe Gardner for Ubaldo Jiménez.

[6] He was granted free agency in October 2015, and signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics in December 2015.

[9][10] On June 7, 2017, McBride caught a combined no-hitter with Sounds batterymates Chris Smith, Sean Doolittle, Tucker Healy, and Simón Castro.

[6] On January 3, 2018, McBride signed a minor league contract that included an invitation to spring training with the Philadelphia Phillies.

[16] McBride chose to retire from professional baseball in early 2020 and began a career in financial planning.