NEW YORK — James McCann He was activated on the injured list Thursday, and said that he was looking forward to playing down the stretch for the New York MetsAt the trade deadline, he stood by as catcher.
The Mets’ catchers — McCann, Tomás Nido and Patrick Mazeika — were solid defensively and worked with a staff that had a 3.56 ERA before their game against Atlanta, which was the fifth-lowest in the majors.
However, the catchers managed to score three homers and a combined.523 OPS at plate.
Billy Eppler, the Mets’ general manager, said Tuesday that he felt there were times in the lead up to the deadline when it was possible to make a deal with a catcher. McCann was comfortable with Nido and Francisco Alvarez, the club’s top prospect at Triple-A Syracuse.
Mazeika was optioned by Triple-A Syracuse in order to make McCann’s spot on the active roster.
McCann stated that “it’s one those things you can control what you cannot control” before the series opener against Braves. “Obviously, they have faith in us. However, their expectations of me are not going to be as high than my own. I am confident in what I can bring to the team, offensively as well as defensively.
McCann signed a four-year, $40.6 million deal with New York in December 2020. When he was activated, he was batting just.183 with only two homers from 30 games.
Due to a broken hamatebone in his left hand, and a left-oblique injury that he sustained while trying to tag Miami on July 10, he has been restricted this season.
McCann returned two days later to the NL East leaders Jacob deGrom After spending the last four months recuperating from a scapula tear, he was able to make his season debut.
DeGrom is a two-time NL Cy Young Award recipient and will likely start the series finale against second-place Braves Sunday. This comes one day after the three-time Cy Young Award winner. Max Scherzer Is scheduled to pitch in the doubleheader.
McCann declared, “Finally got a 1-2 punch that everyone hoped for,” McCann explained. “It has been a lot fun to watch everyone throwing one through five.