Zachary Taylor McAllister (born December 8, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.
He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, and New York Yankees.
He helped lead the Ghosts to their first and only IHSA Class A boys basketball state finals.
[2] Three months later, McAllister helped guide the Grey Ghosts to the Class A baseball state finals – for the first time in program history.
[11] He was named the Yankees' Minor League Pitcher of the Year in 2009 for his performance with the Double-A Trenton Thunder.
When the teams shared medical reports, the Mariners determined that Adams' ankle was broken, not sprained.
[14] As a result, they chose to trade Lee to the Texas Rangers in a package centered on Justin Smoak.
[15] On August 20, McAllister was revealed to be the player to be named later in the July 30 trade between the Yankees and Cleveland Indians for Austin Kearns.
[17] After teammate Fausto Carmona was sent to the disabled list, McAllister was activated and made his major league debut against the Toronto Blue Jays on July 7, 2011, at Progressive Field in Cleveland.
[19] In a May 13, 2012, road game against the Boston Red Sox, McAllister started in place of injured pitcher Josh Tomlin and recorded a career-high 8 strikeouts in a 4–1 loss.
At the end of the 2016 regular season, McAllister finished with a 3.44 ERA and would be added to the postseason roster as the Indians clinched its first Central division title since 2007.
[23] On October 17, 2016, McAllister made his first postseason debut as the fourth pitcher of Game 3 of the ALCS against the Blue Jays.
[24] During Game 2 of the World Series, McAllister made his second postseason appearance relieving Trevor Bauer.
[27] McAllister avoided arbitration with the Tribe on January 12, 2018, by agreeing to a one-year deal valued at $2.45 million.
[29] Eight days later, McAllister was designated for assignment by the Tigers after playing in three games and giving up eight runs.
In April 2020, McAllister was playing catch with fellow professional pitcher Pat Venditte, when he felt his arm snap.
McAllister made 11 appearances, split between the Rookie-League FCL Phillies and Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
He made 37 appearances for the Triple–A Reno Aces, posting a 4.93 ERA with 54 strikeouts and 3 saves in 38+1⁄3 innings of work.
[49] All proceeds from the camp benefited St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Advocates for Access.
Silent auction items included autographed jerseys from soon-to-be Hall of Famer Jim Thome, Clayton Kershaw, and Derek Jeter.