James McCann (baseball)
American baseball player (born 1990) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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James Thomas McCann (born June 13, 1990) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, and New York Mets.
James McCann | |||||||||||||||
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Baltimore Orioles – No. 27 | |||||||||||||||
Catcher | |||||||||||||||
Born: (1990-06-13) June 13, 1990 (age 33) Santa Barbara, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
September 1, 2014, for the Detroit Tigers | |||||||||||||||
MLB statistics (through May 26, 2024) | |||||||||||||||
Batting average | .240 | ||||||||||||||
Home runs | 85 | ||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 351 | ||||||||||||||
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Prior to his professional career, McCann played college baseball at the University of Arkansas. McCann has also competed for the United States national baseball team. In 2019, as a member of the White Sox, he was named to the MLB All-Star Game. McCann has caught two no-hitters in the major leagues: one pitched by Lucas Giolito in 2020 with the White Sox, and one pitched by Tylor Megill, Drew Smith, Joely Rodríguez, Seth Lugo and Edwin Díaz in 2022 with the Mets.