McGrady Retires From Baseball After Strike Out

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Tracy McGrady wanted to see if he could be a professional pitcher...

The Atlantic League's Sugar Land Skeeters gave him a shot of figuring out how to do it on the fly. He started four games on pitch counts and even made it to the Atlantic League All-Star Game.

His stats really didn't matter- an ERA of almost 7 in limited innings, but he got his first career strike out...

And promptly retired...


For the record, the trivia question is: Bryan Pounds

McGrady's Pitching Debut Was 35 Pitches

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Don't be all that alarmed. McGrady was on a pitch count.

The math gave him 35 pitches- 18 strikes and 17 balls- and he ended up giving up 2 earned runs in an inning and two-thirds.
The biggest event was the solo homer he gave up to Somerset Patriots SS Edwin Maysonet


The Sugar Land Skeeters lost 5-3 and McGrady got saddled with the loss.

McGrady Makes Skeeters Roster As Pitcher

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Tracy McGrady has made the next step in his second career... making the Opening Day roster of the Atlantic League's Sugar Land Skeeters roster...

He had one official appearance in the exhibition season against Alvin (TX) Community College going 1 inning and giving up a run on three hits...

"It's an honor to be a part of this club," McGrady said in a statement. "To be a part of the team means everything to me and it's a dream come true. I look forward to coming to the ballpark not only to play the game, but to be in the clubhouse building camaraderie with these guys. I am excited to start the journey we're going to take this season."

Here's his first workout with the club...
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"We are excited about our team this season and having Tracy McGrady as a part of it," Skeeters manager Gary Gaetti said. "We're also excited to see what unique opportunities this could present for us in putting a good product on the field and we look forward to Tracy helping us win some ball games."

The HQ is looking forward to checking in with T-Mac as his adventure continues...

Tracy McGrady: Baseball Pitcher (video)

Well, if you ever wondered what 6-foot, 8 inch former NBA All-Star Tracy McGrady would look like throwing baseballs, here's your video.

McGrady, at age 38 is trying to re-invent himself as a baseball player. A pitcher to be exact. And he has signed a contract to pitch for the Texas Independent League Sugarland Skeeters.

McGrady had a workout Friday afternoon for the team, and yes, there's video. He appears to have an easy, smooth delivery, but it's hard to tell from the video just how hard he throws or if he'd actually be able to get out a professional hitter.

But we wish him luck and will check in to see his progress when we can.

Here's your video from KBME radio (yes, they shot video too) in Houston:

Tracy McGrady Ready For Live Pitching

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And, no, the HQ doesn't mean that in some metaphorical sense...

The Sugar Land Skeeters of the independent baseball leagues have taken a flyer on Tracy McGrady as a pitcher for the upcoming season. He was pitching to an independent baseballer who was told just to stand there and not swing...

T-Mac was graded with a fastball in the high 80's without any real formal training...
But when you're 6-8, things look a little more intimidating than it really may be...

Here's the look at Day One of a new career...
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