Photo - Cindy Dougherty
Hopkinsville native Easton McGee will now have something in common with Kevin Costner. That being they will both have worn the uniform of the Durham Bulls. Of course, Costner did it in a fictional movie, while McGee will do it this week for real.
According to social media posts, McGee has been promoted to the Triple-A Durham Bulls, an affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays. McGee, who spent the season with the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits, will finish out the rest of the season with the Bulls, who begin the final five games of the season this week.
The Bulls are in the Triple-A Final Stretch postseason with five games remaining on the road in Norfolk. The Triple-A Final Stretch features all 30 Triple-A clubs playing a pair of five-game series. The club with the best winning percentage over that period will be declared the Triple-A Final Stretch Champion.
During his time in Montgomery this season, McGee was 6-2 with an ERA of 4.07. He appeared in 19 games, with 18 of those being starts. He had 73 strikeouts in 79.2 innings of work for the Biscuits.
