rejoined Atlanta for the 2005 National League Division Series, pitching an inning of scoreless relief in Game 1 against the Houston Astros. McBride completed his first full season in the majors in 2006, finishing with a 4–1 record and a 3.65 ERA in 71 appearances. He recorded his lone save of the season on May 21, 2006 against the Arizona Diamondbacks. At the start of the 2007 season McBride struggled with his control was consequently optioned to Richmond to work on his control problems. Atlanta recalled McBride in mid-May, and he put together a 1–0 record with a 3.60 ERA before the being traded to the Detroit Tigers on June 20 for pitcher Wilfredo Ledezma. McBride, a native of Georgia, expressed disappointment: "I don't feel anything right now.... Growing up watching the Braves, I wanted to be part of a team that wins here. But these guys [Tigers] are pretty good, too." As it happened, the Tigers were coming to town for an interleague series, so McBride simply moved his belongings from the home clubhouse to the visitors' clubhouse. Detroit Tigers The Tigers put McBride to work in the bullpen, where he went 0–1 with a 6.12 ERA before the Tigers optioned him to the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens in mid-August. In the off-season McBride announced that a broken bone in his elbow had hampered his efforts. On April 6, 2008, McBride went back on the disabled list at Toledo with "soreness in his throwing elbow." Lancaster Barnstormers McBride signed with the Lancaster Barnstormers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball for the 2010 season in which he only appeared in one game. References External links 1982 births Living people Baseball players from Augusta, Georgia People from Sylvania, Georgia Baseball players from Atlanta Major League Baseball pitchers Atlanta Braves players Detroit Tigers players Greenville Braves players Gulf Coast Braves players Macon Braves players Mississippi Braves players Myrtle Beach Pelicans players Grand Canyon Rafters players Richmond Braves players Toledo Mud Hens players Lancaster Barnstormers players