Trey McCoy

Homer Claude McCoy

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 3", Weight 215 lb.
• School Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• High School First Colonial High School
• Born October 12, 1966 in Augusta, GA USA

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Biographical Information

Outfielder/designated hitter Homer "Trey" McCoy, one of the relatively few "Homers" to suit up in the past 50 years, played professionally from 1988 to 1996. Though he spent part or all of four seasons at affiliated Triple-A, he never ascended to the majors.

He was taken by the Texas Rangers in the 9th round of the 1988 amateur draft, one pick after pitcher Jim Poole. He was signed by scout Joe Branzell. He started off with a bang, hitting .357/.458/.635 with 15 homers and 80 RBI in 68 games for the Butte Copper Kings his first year, 1988. He led the Pioneer League in slugging percentage, OPS (1.093), RBI (18 ahead of #2, Ernie Carr and Armando Verdugo) and total bases (160). He tied Jerry Brooks for the lead in doubles with 21. He nearly led the league's outfielders in fielding, edged by Rod Morris .9851 to .9846. He was an All-Star that year, joining Ben Colvard and Donovan Campbell in the outfield. The next year, he hit .280/.377/.473 with 18 home runs and 89 RBI in 130 games for the Gastonia Rangers. He led the South Atlantic League in doubles (31) and was second in sacrifice flies (10, behind Randy Simmons' 11). He slipped to 7, 10 and 10 home runs over the next three years, respectively.

In 1993, he rebounded to hit .290/.407/.585 with 32 home runs and 106 RBI in 133 games between the Tulsa Drillers (125 G, 29 HR, 95 RBI) and Triple-A Oklahoma City 89ers (8 G, 3 HR, 11 RBI). That was his first trial at Triple-A. He led the Texas League in slugging, OPS (.988), total bases (243), home runs, RBI and hit by pitches (19, 8 ahead of #2, Chris Hatcher). He was the All-Star DH that year. He tied J.R. Phillips for 5th in the minors in extra-base hits that year (64), tied Eddie Zambrano for 4th in dingers and had the longest hitting streak (26 games). He returned to Oklahoma City in 1994, hitting .306/.389/.521 with 15 home runs and 67 RBI in 101 games. He last played in the Rangers system in 1995, also joining the New York Mets system and Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo of the Mexican League that year. He rejoined the Mets system in 1996, largely struggling his final two campaigns.

Per records available, McCoy hit .289/.395/.516 with 111 home runs and 455 RBI in 651 games over 9 seasons, but that does not include his time in the Mexican League. At affiliated Triple-A, he hit .281/.373/.485 with 22 home runs and 94 RBI in 168 games.

Prior to playing professionally, he played for Team USA in the 1986 Amateur World Series.