William Deck McGuire (born June 23, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher for Samsung Lions of the KBO League. He played college baseball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, and was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year in 2009. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, Toronto Blue Jays, and Los Angeles Angels.\n', '

McGuire graduated from Deep Run High School outside Richmond, Virginia. He attended the Georgia Institute of Technology and played college baseball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. While at Georgia Tech, McGuire was named to the 2009 All-America First Team by Collegiate Baseball, the 2009 All-America Second Team by Baseball America, the 2008 Freshman All-America First Team by Collegiate Baseball, and was the 2009 Atlantic Coast Conference\'s Pitcher of the Year.\n', '

The Toronto Blue Jays selected McGuire in the first round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Jays for a $2 million signing bonus. He made his professional debut that season with the Dunedin Blue Jays of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League. In July 2011, he was promoted to the New Hampshire Fisher Cats of the Class AA Eastern League. McGuire was promoted from Dunedin, after posting a 7–4 record with 102 strikeouts and a 2.75 earned run average (ERA) over 19 appearances and ​104 2⁄3 innings pitched.\n', '

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