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{{Short description|American baseball player (born 1986)}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
|name = Jake McGee
|image = Jake McGee on July 31, 2016 (cropped).jpg
|image_size = 250
|caption = McGee with the Colorado Rockies in 2016
|position = [[Pitcher]]
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|8|6}}
|birth_place = [[San Jose, California]], U.S.
|bats = Left
|throws = Left
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate = September 14
|debutyear = 2010
|debutteam = Tampa Bay Rays
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate = September 8
|finalyear = 2022
|finalteam = Washington Nationals
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label = [[Win–loss record (pitching)|Win–loss record]]
|stat1value = 32–28
|stat2label = [[Earned run average]]
|stat2value = 3.71
|stat3label = [[Strikeout]]s
|stat3value = 613
|stat4label = [[Save (baseball)|Saves]]
|stat4value = 79
|teams =
* [[Tampa Bay Rays]] ({{mlby|2010}}–{{mlby|2015}})
* [[Colorado Rockies]] ({{mlby|2016}}–{{mlby|2019}})
* [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] ({{mlby|2020}})
* [[San Francisco Giants]] ({{mlby|2021}}–{{mlby|2022}})
* [[Milwaukee Brewers]] ({{mlby|2022}})
* [[Washington Nationals]] ({{mlby|2022}})
|awards=
* [[World Series champion]] ({{wsy|2020}})
|medaltemplates=
{{MedalSport|Men's [[baseball]]}}
{{Medal|Country|{{bb|USA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Baseball Classic]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2017 World Baseball Classic|2017 Los Angeles]]|Team}}
}}

'''Jacob Daniel McGee''' (born August 6, 1986) is an American former professional [[baseball]] [[pitcher]]. McGee was selected by [[Tampa Bay Devil Rays]] in the fifth round of the [[2004 Major League Baseball draft|2004 MLB draft]] and made his [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) debut in 2008. He played in MLB for the [[Tampa Bay Rays]], [[Colorado Rockies]], [[Los Angeles Dodgers]], [[San Francisco Giants]], [[Milwaukee Brewers]], and [[Washington Nationals]].

==Early life==
McGee was born in [[San Jose, California]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moran |first=Kirsten |date=February 10, 2021 |orig-date=February 10, 2021 |title='Very fortunate.' Jake McGee weighs in on signing with hometown Giants |url=https://nevadasportsnet.com/sports/san-francisco-giants/very-fortunate-jake-mcgee-weighs-in-on-signing-with-hometown-giants |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127110451/https://nevadasportsnet.com/sports/san-francisco-giants/very-fortunate-jake-mcgee-weighs-in-on-signing-with-hometown-giants |archive-date=November 27, 2021 |access-date=September 25, 2024 |website=Nevada Sports Net |language=en}}</ref> He grew up in [[Sparks, Nevada]], where he attended [[Edward C. Reed High School]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/news/top50/y2008/profile.jsp?t=p_top&pid=459429 |title=Top Prospects: Player Profile |publisher=Web.minorleaguebaseball.com |access-date=September 14, 2010 |archive-date=January 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118105049/http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/news/top50/y2008/profile.jsp?t=p_top&pid=459429 |url-status=dead }}</ref> McGee was selected by the [[Tampa Bay Devil Rays]] in the fifth round (135th overall) of the [[2004 Major League Baseball draft|2004 MLB draft]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/M/jacob-mcgee.shtml |title=Jake McGee Pitching Statistics |publisher=The Baseball Cube |access-date=September 14, 2010}}</ref>

==Professional career==
===Tampa Bay Rays===
[[File:Jake McGee on May 11, 2012.jpg|thumb|McGee with the Rays in 2012]]
McGee made his minor league debut in {{Baseball year|2004}}, and spent 2004 and {{Baseball year|2005}} with the [[Princeton Devil Rays]] and the [[Hudson Valley Renegades]]. In {{Baseball year|2006}}, McGee spent the year with the [[Southwest Michigan Devil Rays]]. He played with both the [[Vero Beach Devil Rays]] and the [[Montgomery Biscuits]] in {{Baseball year|2007}}. He spent the entire {{Baseball year|2008}} with the Montgomery Biscuits, going 6–4 with 3.94 ERA. McGee was rated by ''[[Baseball America]]'' as the third-best organizational prospect for Tampa Bay Rays and 15th overall MLB prospect in 2008. In 2007, he was ranked 5th in the Rays' organization and 37th overall in all of baseball.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ballew |first=Bill |url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/rankings/organization-top-10-prospects/2009/267162.html |title=Prospects: Rankings: Organization Top 10 Prospects: Tampa Bay Rays: Top 10 Prospects |publisher=BaseballAmerica.com |date=November 12, 2008 |access-date=September 14, 2010}}</ref>

McGee is nicknamed "Clockhands".<ref name="Prospectus">{{cite book|editor1-last=Kaufman|editor1-first=King|editor2-last=Tan|editor2-first=Cecilia|title=Baseball Prospectus 2012|date=2012|publisher=[[John Wiley & Sons]]|isbn=978-1118197691|page=464|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-BMCH0E4E2wC&pg=PA464|access-date=March 12, 2016}}</ref> He earned the nickname due to his unconventional windup.<ref name="Montgomery">{{cite web|last1=Montgomery|first1=William|title=Rays recall former Renegade McGee from Triple-A|url=http://www.recordonline.com/article/20110717/SPORTS14/107170344|publisher=[[Times Herald-Record]]|access-date=March 12, 2016|date=July 17, 2011}}</ref>

McGee had [[Tommy John surgery]] on July 8, 2008.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tampabay.com/sports/baseball/rays/article652888.ece |title=Rays' Percival fumes over catwalk-aided double – St. Petersburg Times |publisher=Tampabay.com |access-date=September 14, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606154824/http://www.tampabay.com/sports/baseball/rays/article652888.ece |archive-date=June 6, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

McGee was promoted to the MLB for the first time on September 14, 2010.<ref>{{cite news|last=Associated |first=The |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jFvGv2h3QjT4XfIPQZyeKHoQi3ZA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918045702/http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jFvGv2h3QjT4XfIPQZyeKHoQi3ZA |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 18, 2010 |title=The Canadian Press: Rays call up lefty Jake McGee, send right-hander Mike Ekstrom to minors |date=September 14, 2010 |access-date=September 14, 2010}}</ref> He made his MLB debut that night against the [[New York Yankees]], walking three batters and striking out [[Derek Jeter]] for his first MLB strikeout.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/21753540/v12084135/nyy-tb-mcgee-fans-jeter-for-his-first-mlb-strikeout |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211235619/http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/21753540/v12084135/nyy-tb-mcgee-fans-jeter-for-his-first-mlb-strikeout |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 11, 2017 |title=McGee's first MLB strikeout |website=MLB.com |access-date=February 11, 2017 }}</ref> McGee made the Rays MLB roster after spring training in 2011, but he was sent down to the team's Class AAA minor league affiliate after 11 appearances.<ref name="KOLO">{{cite web|last1=Little|first1=Josh|title=Jake McGee sent down to Triple-A|url=http://www.kolotv.com/sports/headlines/Jake_McGee_Sent_Down_to_Triple-A_121136574.html|publisher=[[KOLO-TV]]|access-date=March 12, 2016|date=May 2, 2011|archive-date=February 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226091821/http://www.kolotv.com/sports/headlines/Jake_McGee_Sent_Down_to_Triple-A_121136574.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In the last few months of the 2014 season, McGee became the Rays' closer. He finished the season with 19 saves. After undergoing elbow surgery to remove "loose bodies" in December 2014, McGee spent the early portion of the 2015 season with the Class AAA [[Durham Bulls]].<ref name="Return">{{cite web|last1=Chastain|first1=Bill|title=McGee could return to 'pen during homestand|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/rays-reliever-jake-mcgee-could-return-to-bullpen-during-homestand/c-122712504|work=[[MLB.com]]|access-date=March 12, 2016|date=May 6, 2015}}</ref> He underwent knee surgery for a torn meniscus in late August, ending his season.<ref name="NBC">{{cite web|last1=Gleeman|first1=Aaron|title=Rays reliever Jake McGee undergoes season-ending knee surgery|url=http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2015/08/20/rays-reliever-jake-mcgee-undergoes-season-ending-knee-surgery/|publisher=[[NBC Sports]]|access-date=March 12, 2016|date=August 20, 2015}}</ref>

===Colorado Rockies===
On January 28, 2016, McGee and [[Germán Márquez]] were traded to the [[Colorado Rockies]] for [[Corey Dickerson]] and [[Kevin Padlo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/rockies-acquire-jake-mcgee-in-4-player-trade-c163084564|title=Rockies to receive reliever McGee in four-player swap|last=Harding|first=Thomas|work=MLB.com|date=January 28, 2016|access-date=January 28, 2016|archive-date=October 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022032632/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/163084564/rockies-acquire-jake-mcgee-in-4-player-trade/|url-status=live}}</ref> McGee had a 4.73 ERA in the 2016 season. McGee and the Rockies avoided salary arbitration on December 3, 2016, by agreeing to a $5.9 million contract for the 2017 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/12/mets-sign-rene-rivera-avoid-arbitration.html|title=Players Avoiding Arbitration: Friday|last1=Adams|first1=Steve|last2=Todd|first2=Jeff|work=mlbtraderumors.com|date=December 3, 2016|access-date=December 3, 2016}}</ref> In 2017, McGee had an 0–2 win–loss record, a 3.61 ERA, and three saves in 62 games.<ref name=signed2017/>

McGee signed a three-year, $27 million contract with the Rockies after the 2017 season.<ref name=signed2017>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/rockies/news/rockies-welcome-bryan-shaw-jake-mcgee/c-263654006|title=Shaw in, McGee back as part of Rox 'pen plan|last=Harding|first=Thomas|work=MLB.com|date=December 15, 2017|access-date=December 17, 2017}}</ref> In 2018, McGee posted a career-worst 6.49 ERA in 61 games.<ref name=br/> McGee spent time on the disabled list in 2019, posting an ERA of 4.35 in 45 games.<ref name=br>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcgeeja01.shtml|title=Jake McGee Stats|work=Baseball Reference|access-date=October 7, 2020}}</ref> McGee was released by the Rockies on July 17, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2020/07/17/jake-mcgee-bryan-shaw-released-rockies/|title=Rockies release highly paid relievers Jake McGee and Bryan Shaw, ushering in new era for Colorado's bullpen|last=Newman|first=Kyle|work=denverpost.com|date=July 17, 2020|access-date=July 18, 2020}}</ref>

===Los Angeles Dodgers===
On July 21, 2020, McGee signed a one-year contract with the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/dodgers/news/gavin-lux-optioned-jake-mcgee-signs-with-dodgers|title=LA options Lux, inks McGee to 1-year deal|work=MLB.com|date=July 21, 2020|access-date=July 21, 2020}}</ref> In the [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports#Baseball|pandemic shortened season]], he appeared in 24 games with a 3–1 record and 2.66 ERA.<ref name=br/> McGee allowed one run in {{fraction|1|1|3}} innings over three games in the [[2020 NLCS]] and pitched one scoreless inning in the [[2020 World Series]] as the Dodgers won the championship.<ref name=br/>

===San Francisco Giants===
On February 17, 2021, McGee signed a two-year contract with the [[San Francisco Giants]] worth $7 million, with a club option for the 2023 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/giants/article/Jake-McGee-signing-is-official-Giants-could-use-15957237.php|title = Giants' Jake McGee signing official; 'nice candidate' to be new closer|date = February 18, 2021}}</ref> McGee was named [[Major League Baseball Reliever of the Month Award|National League Reliever of the Month]] for July 2021, after not allowing a run in 11 innings and recording seven saves.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/release-relievers-of-the-month-july-2021 |title=McGee, Iglesias are Relievers of the Month |date=August 3, 2021 |accessdate=August 18, 2021 |website=MLB.com}}</ref> He finished the 2021 season with 31 saves in 36 chances, as well as a 2.72 ERA and a 0.91 WHIP.

In 2022, McGee made 24 appearances for San Francisco but struggled to a 7.17 ERA with 11 strikeouts and 3 saves in 21.1 innings pitched. On July 9, 2022, McGee was designated for assignment after [[Luis González (outfielder, born 1995)|Luis González]] was activated off of the injured list.<ref>{{Cite web|title=SF Giants shakeup: Jake McGee DFA'd to activate OF Luis González|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/07/09/sf-giants-shakeup-jake-mcgee-dfad-to-activate-of-luis-gonzalez/|access-date=May 15, 2023|website=mercurynews.com|language=en}}</ref> On July 14, McGee was released by the Giants.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giants/article/Giants-release-reliever-Jake-McGee-veteran-hopes-17305714.php | title=Giants release reliever Jake McGee; veteran hopes to help contenders | date=July 14, 2022 }}</ref>

===Milwaukee Brewers===
On July 22, 2022, McGee signed a one-year contract with the [[Milwaukee Brewers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/07/brewers-to-sign-jake-mcgee-to-major-league-deal.html|title=Brewers To Sign Jake McGee To Major League Deal|last=Franco|first=Anthony|work=MLBTradeRumors.com|date=July 22, 2022|accessdate=July 22, 2022}}</ref> On August 7, 2022, McGee was designated for assignment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/08/brewers-designate-jake-mcgee-for-assignment.html|title=Brewers Designate Jake McGee For Assignment|last=McDonald|first=Darragh|work=MLBTradeRumors.com|date=August 7, 2022|accessdate=August 7, 2022}}</ref>

===Washington Nationals===
On August 9, 2022, McGee was claimed off waivers by the [[Washington Nationals]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/08/nationals-claim-jake-mcgee-designate-donovan-casey.html|title=Nationals Claim Jake McGee, Designate Donovan Casey|last=McDonald|first=Darragh|work=MLBTradeRumors.com|date=August 9, 2022|accessdate=August 9, 2022}}</ref> On September 9, McGee was designated for assignment. He was released on September 11, 2022.

McGee announced his retirement from professional baseball on February 3, 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Topkin |first1=Marc |title=Jake McGee is retiring and wants to be known as a Ray |url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/rays/2023/02/03/rays-jake-mcgee-retire-dodgers-rockies-andrew-friedman-kevin-cash/ |website=[[Tampa Bay Times]] |access-date=February 3, 2023}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Jake and Morgan McGee have been married since December 2009. As of late 2015, they live in [[Tampa, Florida]]. For the last several years, the couple has purchased Christmas presents for foster children in Reno and Tampa.<ref name="Mooney">{{cite news|last1=Mooney|first1=Roger|title=Rays' McGee, wife celebrate anniversary by spreading Christmas spirit|url=http://www.tbo.com/sports/rays/rays-mcgee-wife-celebrate-anniversary-by-spreading-christmas-spirit-20151224/|access-date=March 12, 2016|work=[[The Tampa Tribune]]|date=December 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226032654/http://www.tbo.com/sports/rays/rays-mcgee-wife-celebrate-anniversary-by-spreading-christmas-spirit-20151224/|archive-date=February 26, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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{{United States roster 2017 World Baseball Classic}}
{{2020 Los Angeles Dodgers}}

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