Career
He is 6 feet 0 inches tall and weighs 210 pounds. McKay was twice drafted and not signed. First, by the San Francisco Giants in the 48th round of the 1992 Major League Baseball Draft (1335th overall) and by the Saint Louis Cardinals in the 5th round of the 1995 Major League Baseball Draft (127th overall).
He was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 9th round of the 1996 Major League Baseball Draft (255th overall) and did sign.
He is the son of former player and Arizona Diamondbacks first base coach Dave McKay. On December 13, 2007, he was implicated for use of banned performance-enhancing substances on page 197 of the Mitchell Report.