Brian McCann (baseball)

Brian McCann
McCann batting for the Yankees in 2015
Houston Astros – No. 16
Catcher
Born: (1984-02-20) February 20, 1984 (age 33) Athens, Georgia
Bats: Left Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 10, 2005, for the Atlanta Braves
MLB statistics (through 2016 season)
Batting average	.266
Hits	1,397
Home runs	245
Runs batted in	888
Teams
Atlanta Braves (2005–2013) New York Yankees (2014–2016)
Career highlights and awards
7× All-Star (2006–2011, 2013) 6× Silver Slugger Award (2006, 2008–2011, 2015)

Brian Michael McCann (born February 20, 1984) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Atlanta Braves from 2005 to 2013 and New York Yankees from 2014 to 2016. McCann is a seven-time All-Star and a six-time Silver Slugger Award winner.

McCann attended Duluth High School in Duluth, Georgia. The Atlanta Braves selected him in the second round of the 2002 Major League Baseball draft.

McCann made his Major League Baseball debut with the Braves on June 10, 2005 after playing in the minor leagues for the Rome Braves. A personal catcher for John Smoltz for most of the 2005 season, McCann hit his first home run in just his second regular-season game and became the first Braves player in franchise history to hit a home run in his first playoff at-bat on October 6, 2005. He accomplished the feat in the second inning of a 7–1 victory over Roger Clemens and the Houston Astros in Game 2 of the 2005 National League Division Series. McCann was named the everyday starter when the Braves traded Johnny Estrada to the Diamondbacks.

During the 2006 season, McCann hit .333 with 24 homers and 94 RBI. He led all Major League catchers in homers, and his RBI total was matched only by Jorge Posada and Victor Martinez. The Braves rewarded McCann by buying out his arbitration years with a 6-year, $27.8 million contract during spring training in 2007.