After 15 seasons in Major League Baseball, 10 of which came with the Atlanta Braves, seven-time all-star catcher Brian McCann announced he is retiring. He told the Atlanta media the decision was made a month and a half ago.
In his final season, McCann hit 12 home runs with 45 runs batted in. He appeared in 85 games and that number would have been higher had it not been an Injured List stint in August.
Like many other Braves position players, the 2019 postseason was rough for McCann as he went 3-for-16, but he did beat the shift for a single in his next-to-last at-bat.