Brian McCann (baseball)
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 McCann playing for the Braves in June 2007 |
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| Atlanta Braves — No. 16 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: February 20, 1984 Athens, Georgia |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| June 10, 2005 for the Atlanta Braves | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through June 10, 2008) |
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| Batting average | .297 |
| Home runs | 59 |
| Runs batted in | 246 |
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Brian Michael McCann, (born February 20, 1984 in Athens, Georgia), is a Major League Baseball player for the Atlanta Braves.
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[edit] Early career
Brian McCann was selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 2nd Round of the 2002 June free agent baseball draft. McCann advanced steadily through the Braves' minor league system playing for the Rome Braves (Low A) in 2003, the Myrtle Beach Pelicans (High A) in 2004, and the Mississippi Braves (AA) in 2005.
McCann made his Major League Baseball debut with the Atlanta Braves on June 10, 2005. McCann, a personal catcher for John Smoltz for most of the 2005 season, 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, accomplishing the feat in the second inning of a 7-1 victory over Roger Clemens and the Houston Astros in Game 2 of the 2005 NLDS Series.
At the end of the 2005 season, the Braves traded catcher Johnny Estrada to the Arizona Diamondbacks, effectively making McCann the Braves' everyday catcher in 2006.
[edit] Personal
McCann married the former Ashley Jarusinski in December 2007. His older brother Brad played pro baseball in the Florida Marlins organization before retiring after the 2007 season.
[edit] Philanthropy
In 2008, Brian McCann released a charity wine with 100% of his proceeds supporting the Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research, an organization dedicated to raising funds to support pediatric cancer research and treatments. Brian also has baseball clinics for kids 5-18.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube
