Diamondbacks' James McCann sets absurd position player pitching record
This isn't actually a record you want to have.
Diamondbacks' James McCann sets absurd position player pitching record originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . James McCann just set an MLB position player pitching record.
It's not the kind of record the Arizona Diamondbacks catcher actually wants to have, though. McCann has set a mark by pitching more times before the end of April as a position player than anyone in MLB history, according to Baseball Reference's Jessica Brand . The long-time major league catcher has already thrown in four games, including Thursday's blowout loss to the Milwaukee Brewers .
MORE: How son Justin Crawford made history like his father, Carl, with Don Mattingly Sure, he's helping to keep the Arizona bullpen fresh. But man, the Diamondbacks really can't keep letting games get so out of hand that the best option is to simply call on McCann to throw as many pitches as it takes the get it over with. McCann doesn't try to throw super hard out there.
He's just trying to keep things moving. So far, he has pitched in 4. 0 innings and allowed six runs (five earned).