San Mateo’s Mickey McDonald, from Serra High and University of Illinois-Chicago, made his big league debut for the A’s.
OAKLAND — The A’s revolving door opened long enough for San Mateo native Mickey McDonald to make his major league debut Wednesday night.
A’s manager Mark Kotsay told players who weren’t breaking spring training with the major league club to stay at the ready and expect to be called up, and he wasn’t exaggerating. The A’s have used 35 players through 13 games — the most since the 1955 Kansas City A’s had 35. McDonald, 27, got the word Monday night after playing for the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators when he was summoned by manager Fran Riordan.
“He’s a kid that has baseball knowledge in terms of just playing the game,” Kotsay said. “He does a lot of the fundamentals right. Mickey’s got speed — he stole 26 bags in last year. He’s a got a great spirit. He’s a guy that comes in, works hard. For us, rewarding a kid like that is a positive throughout our organization.”
An All-Horizon League performer at Illinois-Chicago, McDonald was an 18th-round pick in the 2017 draft.
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