McKirahan graduated from Georgetown High School in 2009. He played college baseball at the University of Texas at Austin and was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 21st round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft. He suffered an arm injury in 2012 that required Tommy John surgery, and missed a year as a result.\n', '

The Miami Marlins selected McKirahan from the Cubs in the Rule 5 draft held in December 2014.\n', '

The Braves claimed McKirahan off waivers at the end of spring training in 2015. He was placed on the team\'s Opening Day roster. McKirahan made his major league debut on April 12, 2015, giving up a sacrifice fly in ​1 2⁄3 innings against the New York Mets. On April 20, 2015 McKirahan was suspended for eighty games of the 2015 season after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs. He was also fined $221,858 of his league minimum $507,500 salary.\n', '

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