 He played parts of three seasons in Major League Baseball, between 1996 and 2002, for the Boston Red Sox (1996–1997) and Colorado Rockies (2002), primarily as a catcher.Listed at , 200 lb., he batted and threw right-handed.In a three-season career, McKeel was a .250 hitter (4-for-16) and scored a run in 16 games.