University of Louisville pitcher-first baseman Brendan McKay, the fourth overall pick in the MLB first-year-player draft, has signed with the Tampa Bay Rays for a record-setting bonus of $7,007,500.
McKay's bonus is the highest since baseball's current draft signing system went into effect in 2012. It surpasses the recent $7 million bonus received by Vanderbilt pitcher and Atlanta Braves' first-round pick Kyle Wright, who broke the previous high of $6,708,400 established by Kris Bryant with the Chicago Cubs in 2013.
McKay, a 21-year-old Darlington, Pa.