Zachary Daniel McClellan (born November 25, 1978) is a former professional
baseball
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pitcher
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. He has played part of one season in
Major League Baseball
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with the
Colorado Rockies
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in 2007, and is retired from professional baseball.
An alumnus of
Indiana University
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, McClellan made his Major League Baseball debut with the
Colorado Rockies
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on April 16, 2007, against the
San Francisco Giants
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at
Coors Field
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. His lone MLB victory came in relief on May 7, 2007.
He became a free agent at the end of the 2008 season. After not pitching professionally in 2009, he pitched in four games for the independent
Gary SouthShore RailCats
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in 2010.
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Major League Baseball pitchers
Colorado Rockies players
Spokane Indians players
Burlington Bees players
Wilmington Blue Rocks players
Tulsa Drillers players
Colorado Springs Sky Sox players
Tri-City Dust Devils players
Gary SouthShore RailCats players
Baseball players from Toledo, Ohio
1978 births
Living people
Peoria Javelinas players
Mesa Solar Sox players
20th-century American sportsmen
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