(Photo: Matt Marton, Associated Press)
Chicago – James McCann, All-Star.
How about that for a guy the Tigers drafted and groomed into a starting catcher for four seasons, and then abruptly gave up on at age 28 with two years of team control remaining.
“It’s definitely validating,” said McCann, now the White Sox starting catcher who went into play Wednesday hitting .319 with nine home runs, 28 RBIs and a 137 OPS-plus. “It’s one of those things where it’s kind of surreal, still.
“But, at the same time, the path that my career has been on, the journey I’ve gone down, to get to this point is definitely special.