Kyle McCann

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Kyle Joseph McCann

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Biographical Information[edit]

Catcher Kyle McCann is the son of minor league pitcher Joe McCann. He made his major league debut with the Oakland Athletics in the early days of the 2024 season as the back-up for starting backstop Shea Langeliers. He was involved in a very rare play on June 26th when in the 2nd inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels, he lost an apparent run scored and was called out on interference due to a rare sequence of events. He was at first base with teammate Armando Alvarez on second when Max Schuemann hit a double. Alvarez scored easily, but McCann stumbled on his way to home plate and missed touching it as a result. Alvarez pointed this out to him, but in doing so helped to steady McCann and to turn him around, so when he did touch the plate, home plate umpire John Bacon called him out on baserunner interference by Alvarez - a call that is exceedingly rare. The A's went on to lose the game, 5-2.

Further Reading[edit]

  • Martín Gallegos: "What happened? McCann, A's derailed by wacky play at the plate", mlb.com, June 26, 2024. [1]

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