High School: Graduated from Everett High in 2012 ... Led Crimson Tide to Greater Boston League Championship as a junior and senior ... Named Greater Boston League All-Star ... Also earned Boston Herald All-Scholastic accolades ... Named to ESPN Boston First Team ... Hit over .400 in every season at Everett, batting .600 as a junior ... Also tallied five home runs and 28 runs batted in during 2011 campaign Member of the National Honor Society ... Worked as a peer tutor ... Also played football at Everett High, helping lead team to Division 1 State Championship as a junior and senior.

Personal: Born Christopher Matthew McCarthy on January 15, 1994 in Everett, Massachusetts ... Son of Chris and Susan McCarthy ... Has one sister; Melissa (32).