Zach McCambley

Zachary Tyler McCambley

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6, 2", Weight 225 lb.
• School Coastal Carolina University
• High School Pocono Mountain East High School
• Debut June 3, 2026

• Born May 4, 1999 in Netcong, NJ USA

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Biographical Information

Pitcher Zach McCambley was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Miami Marlins in the 2025 Rule V Draft, but when he made his major league debut a couple of months into the following season, it was with neither of those teams.

He was drafted by the Marlins in the 3rd round of the shortened 2020 amateur draft out of Coastal Carolina University and began his pro career in 2021 after the minor leagues resumed play following the hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. He posted a poor win/loss record his first year in the pros, going 3-10, 4.36 in 20 starts between High-A and AA, but other wise pitched fairly well, with 120 strikeouts in 97 innings. In 2022, he went 6-8, 5.65 in a full season for the AA Pensacola Blue Wahoos, then in 2023 he was 6-0, 3.22 now as a reliever mainly with Pensacola. However, his career stalled in 2024, as an injury limited him to just 18 games and 22 2/3 innings with Pensacola. In 2025, he made it to AAA for the first time after once again starting the year with the Blue Wahoos, as he finished at 2-3, 2.90 in 47 games between Pensacola and the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp.

Given his success and significant experience as a minor league reliever, it's understandable that the Phillies saw him as a potential steal when the Marlins left him exposed for the 2025 Rule V Draft, and he was the final selection of the major league phase of the draft. However, he failed to make the team in spring training and was offered back to Miami who jumped on the chance to repatriate him. He started the 2026 season back at Jacksonville where he went 1-1, 2.36 in his first 13 games. On May 21st, he was traded to the Cincinnati Reds in return for OF Rece Hinds and was assigned to the Louisville Bats, still in he International League. He went 1-0, 2.45 in 2 games before getting called up to Cincinnati on June 2nd. he made his debut the next day recording the final two outs of the 9th inning in a 5-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals. Tony Santillan had just allowed a three-run homer and walked the next batter to turn a tie game into a three-run deficit, but Zach limited the damage by striking out the first batter he faced, Carter Jensen, and then after a hit and an intentional walk that loaded the bases, by striking out veteran Salvador Pérez as well.

Related Sites

• Coastal Carolina University bio