Background
McGregor grew up in southern California and played baseball at El Segundo High School with future Hall of Famer George Brett.
McGregor grew up in southern California and played baseball at El Segundo High School with future Hall of Famer George Brett.
He is the pitching coach for the Aberdeen IronBirds. He was in the New York Yankees" organization until June 1976, when he was part of a ten player deal. McGregor was selected to the American League All-Star team in 1981.
McGregor sent the Orioles to the World Series by clinching the 1979 ALCS with a Game 4 shutout of the California Angels.
He also pitched a complete game victory in Pittsburgh in Game 3 of the World Series. In the 1983 postseason, McGregor allowed only two runs in the openers of the ALCS and World Series, but lost both games by scores of 2-1 to the White Sox and Phillies, respectively.
However, in Game 5, he shut out the Phillies in a complete game to end the series, four games to one. After the 1983 World Series, he remained a starting pitcher on the Orioles for the next five seasons and made his final appearance on April 27, 1988.
McGregor was named interim Orioles bullpen coach in late 2013 replacing Bill Castro who was promoted to pitching coach, however he did not return in 2014.
