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Columbia River grad Alex McGarry makes it official, signs with Cincinnati Reds
McGarry, who graduated last week with a degree in business administration, said it was his plan all along to leave Oregon State after the 2020 season.
“Early on, some draft boards had me being drafted between the eighth and 10th rounds,” McGarry said. “So I planned to play the season, get my degree at Oregon State and then make the move to the next level. And I wasn’t going to let COVID change that.”
“I had three teams interested in me, but the Reds showed the most interest,” McGarry said. “And we had it put into the contract that the Reds would pay for me to pursue a master’s degree after my playing career is over. That’s one hell of a backup plan. So it sort of became a no-brainer after that.”
McGarry said he’s received no instruction from the Reds about what comes next. The Reds have Rookie League affiliates in Billings, Mont., Greeneville, Tenn., as well as Class A teams in Dayton, Ohio and Daytona, Fla.