His feet are quicker. He releases the ball faster. But Brian McCann is passing along the credit to one of his coaches.
"Gary Tuck, he's changed the way I catch and throw," McCann said after the Yankees' 1-0 win over the Astros on Monday night.
With pinch runner Jake Marisnick on first and no outs in a scoreless top of the ninth, Andrew Miller struck out Luis Valbuena on a 3-and-2 slider. Marisnick took off with the pitch, but McCann delivered a perfect strike to shortstop Didi Gregorius at second for a double play.
"That feels great," McCann said.