Left-hander is re-signing with the CTBC Brothers of the Chinese Profe sional Baseball League in Taiwan (h/t to ). McCarty first signed with the club prior to the 2024 season but will be returning to pitch for them again in 2025. McCarty, 29, was a seventh-round pick by Cleveland back in 2017 and made his big league debut in 2022. That remains his only season of big league action. He spent 13 games as a swingman in the Guardians bullpen, starting two games and finishing six as he cobbled together 37 2/3 innings of work. The results left something to be desired, however, as he posted a 4.54 ERA (84 ERA+) with a 6.64 FIP. Somewhat unusually, McCartys time in Cleveland was actually broken up by a brief sojourn to the Orioles organization in 2022, in the middle of his time as an up-and-down hurler for the Guardians. The club actually designated him for a signment after his third appearance of the year on July 2, at which point he had a 9.00 ERA in Arik Gilbert Jersey 12 innings of work. He played just one game in the Baltimore organization (a four-inning start at the Triple-A level) before he was once again designated for a signment and claimed off waivers by the Guardians on July 14, ending his week away from the organization. McCartys ten appearances with the Guardians after being re-acquired went far better, as he pitched to a strong 2.45 ERA in 25 2/3 frames acro s ten appearances. With that being said, there were still some red flags in the peripherals; while McCartys 6.9% walk rate was excellent, his 17.8% strikeout rate left much to be desired and he surrendered a whopping five home runs during that time. That left him with a 5.18 in even during his best stretch of play in the majors, so it wasnt much of a surprise when the Guardians released McCarty early in the 2022-23 offseason. It wasnt long after that when McCarty signed a deal with the Korea Baseball Organizations SSG Landers, and he pitched as a starter for the club in 2023. Things went quite well for the southpaw during his first year overseas, as he pitched to a strong 3.39 ERA in 24 starts and struck out 21.4% of opponents in 130 innings of work. That solid performance wasnt enough to keep McCarty in the KBO for 2024, however, and he instead headed to Taiwan to pitch for the Brothers. The southpaw was utterly dominant in the CPBL, making the most out of his 81 2/3 innings over 13 starts. McCarty posted a sterling 2.76 ERA despite striking out just 18.5% of opponents faced during the season. Those lackluster strikeout numbers may have held McCartys prospects back somewhat in free agency, but the Brothers were evidently happy to have him back in the fold, where hell look to further establish himself as a strong rotation option in hopes of potentially making it back to the majors at some point in the future. Cash Jones Jersey