Darren McCaughan

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 200lb (185cm, 90kg)

Born: March 18, 1996 in Long Beach, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 12th round of the 2017 MLB June Amateur Draft from California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach, CA).

High School: Los Alamitos HS (Los Alamitos, CA)

School: California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach, CA)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2025 season

2026 Contract Status: Not Updated

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Darren Scott McCaughan

Pronunciation: \mih-CACK-en\

Instagram: @dmac2

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Career

WAR

-0.7

ERA

6.02

61.1

WHIP

1.565

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2015	19	-1.7	Long Beach State	BigW	NCAA		4	2	.667	2.47	3.99	23	3			0	0	47.1	42	21	13	1	13	2	46	2	0	4	200	1.162	8.0	0.2	2.5	8.7	3.54
2016	20	-0.5	Long Beach State	BigW	NCAA		10	1	.909	2.03	2.51	16	16		1	1	0	111.0	76	31	25	5	16	0	84	15	0	3	434	0.829	6.2	0.4	1.3	6.8	5.25
2017	21	0.4	Long Beach State	BigW	NCAA		9	2	.818	2.50	2.50	17	17		4	2	0	122.1	82	34	34	12	20	0	104	8	1	1	472	0.834	6.0	0.9	1.5	7.7	5.20
2017	21	0.3	Mariners	ARIZ	Rk	SEA	0	1	.000	3.75	3.75	9	0	4	0	0	2	12.0	9	5	5	0	3	0	18	1	0	1	48	1.000	6.8	0.0	2.3	13.5	6.00
2018	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AAA	SEA	7	11	.389	3.08	3.93	27	27	0	0	0	0	149.0	162	65	51	7	37	0	129	11	2	6	642	1.336	9.8	0.4	2.2	7.8	3.49
2018	22	-4.6	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SEA	1	1	.500	3.48	3.48	2	2	0	0	0	0	10.1	10	4	4	1	7	0	8	0	0	0	47	1.645	8.7	0.9	6.1	7.0	1.14
2018	22	-1.2	Modesto	CALL	A+	SEA	6	10	.375	3.05	3.96	25	25	0	0	0	0	138.2	152	61	47	6	30	0	121	11	2	6	595	1.313	9.9	0.4	1.9	7.9	4.03
2019	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	SEA	7	11	.389	4.38	4.69	26	26	0	1	0	0	144.0	158	75	70	24	21	0	125	6	0	3	606	1.243	9.9	1.5	1.3	7.8	5.95
2019	23	-3.7	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SEA	0	6	.000	8.06	8.71	9	9	0	1	0	0	41.1	55	40	37	11	11	0	36	4	0	0	194	1.597	12.0	2.4	2.4	7.8	3.27
2019	23	-1.2	Arkansas	TL	AA	SEA	7	5	.583	2.89	3.07	17	17	0	0	0	0	102.2	103	35	33	13	10	0	89	2	0	3	412	1.101	9.0	1.1	0.9	7.8	8.90

2021	25		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	SEA	5	5	.500	4.46	4.69	21	21	0	0	0	0	121.0	117	63	60	20	17	0	105	7	1	1	495	1.107	8.7	1.5	1.3	7.8	6.18
2021	25	-2.4	Tacoma	AAAW	AAA	SEA	5	4	.556	4.53	4.76	20	20	0	0	0	0	115.1	111	61	58	20	17	0	99	7	1	1	473	1.110	8.7	1.6	1.3	7.7	5.82
2021	25	0.3	Arkansas	AACN	AA	SEA	0	1	.000	3.18	3.18	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.2	6	2	2	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	22	1.059	9.5	0.0	0.0	9.5
2021	25	-3.5	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	0	0		8.00	8.00	2	1	0	0	0	0	9.0	8	8	8	3	4	0	2	1	0	0	39	1.333	8.0	3.0	4.0	2.0	0.50
2022	26	-1.2	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SEA	8	9	.471	4.55	4.78	28	28	0	0	0	0	154.1	140	82	78	22	42	0	141	9	0	2	642	1.179	8.2	1.3	2.4	8.2	3.36
2023	27	-0.3	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SEA	7	8	.467	5.83	6.35	25	25	0	1	0	0	139.0	154	98	90	30	44	2	130	10	2	5	613	1.424	10.0	1.9	2.8	8.4	2.95
2023	27	-1.7	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	0	0		5.40	9.00	3	0	3	0	0	0	5.0	7	5	3	1	3	0	10	0	0	0	27	2.000	12.6	1.8	5.4	18.0	3.33
2024	28		2 Teams	IL	AAA	CLE-MIA	5	4	.556	4.73	5.57	17	17	0	0	0	0	85.2	78	53	45	13	30	0	92	2	0	1	365	1.261	8.2	1.4	3.2	9.7	3.07
2024	28		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	CLE	0	0		6.21	6.86	12	5	5	0	0	2	42.0	53	32	29	9	15	0	28	6	0	2	195	1.619	11.4	1.9	3.2	6.0	1.87
2024	28	1.0	Jacksonville	IL	AAA	MIA	2	4	.333	4.53	5.53	11	11	0	0	0	0	53.2	49	33	27	7	18	0	59	2	0	1	228	1.248	8.2	1.2	3.0	9.9	3.28
2024	28	1.0	Columbus	IL	AAA	CLE	3	0	1.000	5.06	5.63	6	6	0	0	0	0	32.0	29	20	18	6	12	0	33	0	0	0	137	1.281	8.2	1.7	3.4	9.3	2.75
2024	28	-1.1	MIA	NL	Maj	MIA	0	0		5.75	6.50	10	5	4	0	0	2	36.0	44	26	23	7	9	0	27	6	0	1	165	1.472	11.0	1.8	2.3	6.8	3.00
2024	28	-1.0	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	0	0		9.00	9.00	2	0	1	0	0	0	6.0	9	6	6	2	6	0	1	0	0	1	30	2.500	13.5	3.0	9.0	1.5	0.17
2025	29	1.7	St. Paul	IL	AAA	MIN	5	8	.385	5.10	5.66	26	12	2	0	0	0	97.0	112	61	55	20	33	0	96	8	0	2	433	1.495	10.4	1.9	3.1	8.9	2.91
2025	29	-0.2	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	0	0		1.69	1.69	3	0	1	0	0	0	5.1	5	1	1	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	23	1.125	8.4	0.0	1.7	10.1	6.00
2026	30	2.7	Louisville	IL	AAA	CIN	5	4	.556	9.11	9.11	14	11	0	0	0	0	55.1	76	56	56	17	19	0	51	5	0	0	262	1.717	12.4	2.8	3.1	8.3	2.68
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (4 seasons)					Majors		0	0		6.02	6.75	20	6	9	0	0	2	61.1	73	46	41	13	23	0	46	7	0	2	284	1.565	10.7	1.9	3.4	6.8	2.00
Minors (9 seasons)					Minors		49	61	.445	4.79	5.25	193	167	6	2	0	2	957.1	1006	558	510	153	246	2	887	59	5	21	4106	1.308	9.5	1.4	2.3	8.3	3.61
College (3 seasons)					College		23	5	.821	2.31	2.76	56	36		5	3	0	280.2	200	86	72	18	49	2	234	25	1	8	1106	0.887	6.4	0.6	1.6	7.5	4.78
All Levels (11 Seasons)							72	66	.522	4.32	4.78	269	209	15	7	3	4	1299.1	1279	690	623	184	318	4	1167	91	6	31	5496	1.229	8.9	1.3	2.2	8.1	3.67

AAA (8 seasons)					Minors		36	44	.450	5.45	5.86	141	124	2	2	0	0	698.1	736	455	423	134	203	2	653	45	3	11	3029	1.345	9.5	1.7	2.6	8.4	3.22
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		7	6	.538	2.91	3.07	18	18	0	0	0	0	108.1	109	37	35	13	10	0	95	2	0	3	434	1.098	9.1	1.1	0.8	7.9	9.50
A+ (1 season)					Minors		6	10	.375	3.05	3.96	25	25	0	0	0	0	138.2	152	61	47	6	30	0	121	11	2	6	595	1.313	9.9	0.4	1.9	7.9	4.03
Rk (1 season)					Minors		0	1	.000	3.75	3.75	9	0	4	0	0	2	12.0	9	5	5	0	3	0	18	1	0	1	48	1.000	6.8	0.0	2.3	13.5	6.00