Evan McKendry
Evan Daniel McKendry is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Miami Marlins organization.
Career
Amateur
McKendry played college baseball for the Miami Hurricanes. As a junior, he went 7-2 record with a 4.41 ERA and 72 strikeouts.Tampa Bay Rays
McKendry was selected in the ninth round by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft. He split his first professional season between the rookie-level Gulf Coast League Yankees and Low-A Hudson Valley Renegades. McKendry did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.McKendry returned to action in 2021 with the High-A Bowling Green Hot Rods; in 21 appearances, he compiled a 4-3 record and 3.73 ERA with 60 strikeouts and three saves across innings pitched. In 2022, he made 23 appearances for the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits and Triple-A Durham Bulls, posting a cumulative 0-5 record and 3.99 ERA with 97 strikeouts across innings pitched.
McKendry returned to Triple-A Durham to begin the 2023 season, logging an 8-3 record and 4.00 ERA with 95 strikeouts in innings pitched across 20 appearances.
Milwaukee Brewers
On August 1, 2023, McKendry was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Alex Jackson. He spent the remainder of the year with the Triple-A Nashville Sounds, posting a 4-3 record and 4.93 ERA with 35 strikeouts over eight starts.McKendry returned to Nashville for the 2024 campaign, compiling a 4-6 record and 5.30 ERA with 69 strikeouts and two saves across 24 appearances. He began the 2025 season with Nashville, but struggled to an 0-1 record and 6.43 ERA with four strikeouts over four appearances.