Yankees catcher Brian McCann moved into an offensive neighborhood with some pretty impressive residents Saturday by smashing his 15th homer of the season.
That two-run bomb at Yankee Stadium during the Yankees’ 4-3 loss to Seattle meant McCann became the ninth catcher in the modern era to hit 15 or more homers in 10 seasons, the sixth to do so in 10 straight seasons. That fraternity has Johnny Bench, Yogi Berra, Gary Carter, Mike Piazza and Lance Parrish.
Additionally, McCann became only the fifth player with at least 15 homers in each of the past 10 seasons, joining hitting gods Albert Pujols, David Ortiz, Miguel Cabrera and Adrian Gonzalez.