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Loses out in roster battle The Athletics reassigned McCann to minor-league camp Monday.

Impact McCann spent the entire 2024 season on Oakland's active roster as a backup catcher and slashed .236/.318/.371 with five home runs and 15 RBI over 157 plate appearances, but he was designated for assignment in January and later outrighted to the minors upon clearing waivers. McCann still received an invitation to big-league camp and was once again given the chance to compete for a backup gig behind No. 1 backstop Shea Langeliers, but the Athletics seem content to move forward with either Jhonny Pereda and Tyler Soderstrom as Langeliers' understudy. Look for McCann to spend most of the upcoming season at Triple-A Las Vegas.

MARCH 10 • ROTOWIRE

Outrighted to Triple-A McCann cleared waivers Wednesday and was sent outright to Triple-A Las Vegas, Jason Burke of SI.com reports.

Impact After spending all of last season in the big leagues as Shea Langeliers' backup, McCann will now be relegated to minor-league depth in favor of Jhonny Pereda. McCann's last Triple-A season saw him slash .270/.351/.474 with 17 homers and 57 RBI, and he could earn his way back into the majors with similar production in 2025.

FEBRUARY 6 • ROTOWIRE

Designated for assignment The Athletics designated McCann for assignment Thursday.

Impact The A's elected to kick McCann off their 40-man roster after acquiring fellow catcher Jhonny Pereda from the Marlins on Thursday. McCann appeared in 54 games last season, slashing .236/.318/.371 with 15 RBI across 157 plate appearances, and he could be picked up by another club in need of depth behind the plate.

JANUARY 30 • ROTOWIRE

Draws rare start Friday McCann, drawing his first start since Sept. 15, went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Mariners on Friday.

Impact McCann had been limited to a trio of pinch-hit plate appearances since his last turn in the starting nine nearly two weeks prior. The rookie backstop's bat faded over the latter portion of the season after a hot start to his big-league career, but his nine extra-base hits, 15 RBI, 15 walks, 13 runs, .241 batting average and .700 OPS give him a foundation to build on going into his first offseason as a major-league player.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Draws rare start Friday McCann, drawing his first start since Sept. 15, went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Mariners on Friday.

Impact McCann had been limited to a trio of pinch-hit appearances since his last turn in the starting nine nearly two weeks prior. The rookie backstop's bat faded over the latter portion of the season after a hot start to his big-league career, but his nine extra-base hits, 15 RBI, 15 walks, 13 runs, .241 batting average and .700 OPS give him a foundation to build on going into his first offseason as a major-league player.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Lifts homer Wednesday McCann went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a hit-by-pitch in Wednesday's 5-4 win over the Astros.

Impact McCann went yard for the first time since July 6, though he's seen minimal playing time as the backup catcher to Shea Langeliers. For the season, McCann has held his own with a .250/.333/.398 slash line, five homers, 15 RBI and 13 runs scored over 144 plate appearances.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Kyle McCann delivers clutch homer as Athletics top Astros Kyle McCann slugged a go-ahead two-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to support Joey Estes, who pitched effectively into the seven...

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Kyle McCann homers, Brent Rooker drives in 2 as Athletics beat Astros 5-4

Kyle McCann hit a two-run homer, Brent Rooker had two hits and two RBIs and the Oakland Athletics beat the Houston Astros 5-4 on Wednesday night

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Records timely knock Saturday McCann went 1-for-2 with an RBI single in a loss to the Tigers on Saturday.

Impact McCann drew one of his infrequent starts behind the plate and drove home the Athletics' only run with a fifth-inning single that plated Zack Gelof. The rookie had last accounted for an RBI on July 28, and he's sporting a .248 average and .705 OPS over his modest 140 plate-appearance tally this season.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Draws rare start Thursday McCann went 1-for-5 in a loss to the Reds on Thursday.

Impact Shea Langeliers got a rare day off Thursday, affording McCann his first start since Aug. 21. The rookie backstop managed to knock through his first hit since July 28, but he struck out in three of his other four plate appearances. McCann now sits on a .254/.338/.390 slash line across 133 plate appearances this season and is likely to continue seeing sporadic opportunity down the stretch.

AUGUST 30, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Checking into starting nine Sunday McCann will start at catcher and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

Impact With top backstop Shea Langeliers getting a breather for the series finale, McCann will step in behind the dish Sunday, catching for starting pitcher JP Sears. McCann has appeared in four games since the All-Star break, going 2-for-13 with seven strikeouts.

AUGUST 11, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Belts pinch-hit homer Saturday McCann entered Saturday's win over the Orioles as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning and hit a two-run home run in his one plate appearance.

Impact McCann's blast ironically came off namesake and fellow backstop James McCann, who was in as a reliever at that point with the Orioles down 17-6. McCann's homer plated Max Schuemann with the final runs of the night for the Athletics and served as his first time leaving the yard since May 7, a span of 21 games for the occasional fill-in catcher. The rookie has been impressive at the plate overall during his first taste of big-league action this season, with Saturday's production pushing his slash line to a stellar .291/.390/.465 across 100 plate appearances.

JULY 7, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

McCann goes deep off... McCann? How this wild moment came to be OAKLAND -- It was McCann vs. McCann: the A's Kyle McCann and the Orioles' James McCann. Both are catchers, and one McCann took the other dee...

JULY 6, 2024 • MLB.COM

What happened? McCann, A's tied up in wacky play at home ANAHEIM -- Max Schuemann’s double in the second inning appeared to have provided the A’s an early two-run lead on Wednesday afternoon. Then,...

JUNE 26, 2024 • MLB.COM

Oakland's Kyle McCann called out after missing home plate and then making contact with a teammate

Kyle McCann was called out in bizarre fashion during the second inning of the Oakland Athletics’ game against the Angels

JUNE 26, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kyle McCann's two-run homer lifts Athletics over Orioles Kyle McCann hit a two-run ninth inning homer and the visiting Oakland Athletics rallied past the Baltimore Orioles 7-6 on Sunday to take the...

APRIL 28, 2024 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

McCann gets long look at first HR: 'Bit of a moonshot' OAKLAND -- About halfway toward first base, after elevating a full-count fastball from right-hander Lance Lynn on Tuesday night, Kyle McCann...

APRIL 17, 2024 • MLB.COM

Kyle McCann collects memories, milestones in Major League debut OAKLAND -- While the A's had a day to forget on Saturday, rookie catcher Kyle McCann did his best to soak everything in as he made his long-...

MARCH 31, 2024 • MLB.COM

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Kyle McCann homers, Brent Rooker drives in 2 as Athletics beat Astros 5-4

Oakland's Kyle McCann called out after missing home plate and then making contact with a teammate