Astros, and was charged with the loss. Atlanta Braves On December 16, 2017, the Dodgers traded McCarthy, Charlie Culberson, Scott Kazmir, Adrián González, and cash considerations to the Atlanta Braves for Matt Kemp. Through the end of June with the 2018 Braves, McCarthy had a 6–3 record in 15 starts, with a 4.92 ERA. He did not pitch during July or in the first half of August, due to right knee tendinitis. On August 14, McCarthy announced his intent to retire at the conclusion of the 2018 MLB season. Front office career On December 11, 2018, McCarthy was named a special assistant to the general manager in the Texas Rangers front office. Personal life McCarthy is a minority owner of Phoenix Rising FC of the USL Championship. McCarthy was instrumental in getting the name Phoenix Rising approved by the team's board because it sounded like a mixture of a European team name and an American mascot. Junior Flemmings Incident Despite prior praise over his support of the LGBT+ community, McCarthy was criticized in 2020 by Outsports writer, Alex Reimer, over his reaction to a homophobia controversy involving the Phoenix Rising FC, where the San Diego Loyal walked off the field in protest and forfeited a match after midfielder Junior Flemmings was accused of using a Jamaican homophobic slur against openly gay Loyal midfielder Collin Martin, which was not heard by the referee or any other player. McCarthy was accused of questioning the veracity of accusations made against Flemmings, suggesting in a direct message with another Twitter user that the Loyal, who forfeited a match against the Los Angeles Galaxy II in the days prior over the alleged use of a racial slur against a Black Loyal player, wanted to forfeit the match to begin with to continue making a statement on social justice. In later statements, McCarthy said he was "emotional" in his initial reaction to the incident. References External links McCarthy in the minors ESPN: The Magazine profile 1983 births Living people Chicago White Sox players Texas Rangers players Oakland Athletics players Arizona Diamondbacks players New York Yankees players Los Angeles Dodgers players Atlanta Braves players Lamar Runnin' Lopes baseball players Arizona League White Sox players Great Falls White Sox players Kannapolis Intimidators players Winston-Salem Warthogs players Birmingham Barons players Charlotte Knights players Oklahoma RedHawks players Arizona League Rangers players Oklahoma City RedHawks players Toros del Este players American