- Kyle McClellan
Infobox MLB player
width = 150
name=Kyle McClellan|position=Relief pitcher
team=St. Louis Cardinals
number=46
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1984|6|12
debutdate=April 1
debutyear=2008
debutteam=St. Louis Cardinals
statyear=August 28 , 2008
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=2-6
stat2label=Earned run average | stat2value=3.16
stat3label=Strikeout s
stat3value=54
stat4label=Saves
stat4value=1
teams=
*St. Louis Cardinals (by|2008-present)Kyle McClellan is a professional baseball player. McClellan was born in
Florissant, Missouri on June 12, 1984, and attended Hazelwood West High School. After graduating from high school, McClellan was drafted by theSt. Louis Cardinals in the 25th round of the 2002 Major League Baseball player draft. [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/M/kyle-mcclellan.shtml Player page at The Baseball Cube] ]McClellan signed with the Cardinals and made his professional debut with St. Louis' rookie franchise in Johnson City. He started out as a relief pitcher but in 2003 and 2004 pitched exclusively as a starting pitcher. In 2005 McClellan made appearances out of the bullpen again, and as he advanced through the Cardinals A and AA farm teams, he returned to full-time relief pitching.
In 2008, after a strong spring training campaign, McClellan made the Cardinals' major-league roster. [ [http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080326&content_id=2459106&vkey=spt2008news&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl Cardinals narrowing down roster] ] McClellan is only the second player from St. Louis' 2002 draft to make the big leagues. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?franch_ID=STL&year_ID=2002&draft_type=junreg Cardinals 2002 draft] ] As of September 1, he is the Major League leader in
Holds with 29. [ [http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/sortable_player_stats.jsp?teamPosCode=all&statType=2&timeFrame=1&c_id=mlb§ion2=1&sitSplit=&venueID=&statSet2=3&subScope=pos&baseballScope=mlb&timeSubFrame=2008&&sortByStat=HLD] ]External links
* [http://stlcardinals.scout.com/a.z?s=321&p=8&c=1&nid=3488922 McClellan player profile at Scout.com]
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