{"id":262683,"date":"2021-05-30T09:33:59","date_gmt":"2021-05-30T06:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mets-james-mccann-starting-to-hit-since-fill-in-move-to-first-base\/"},"modified":"2021-05-30T09:33:59","modified_gmt":"2021-05-30T06:33:59","slug":"mets-james-mccann-starting-to-hit-since-fill-in-move-to-first-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mets-james-mccann-starting-to-hit-since-fill-in-move-to-first-base\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mets’ James McCann starting to hit since fill-in move to first base"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Mets’ James McCann starting to hit since fill-in move to first base<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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First baseman James McCann is a .333 hitter with two home runs in four game<\/a>s.<\/p>\n

Catcher James McCann is a .205 hitter with one home run in 34 games.<\/p>\n

Perhaps, the temporary position change has awoken the hitter within. Maybe, the Mets should tell rehabbing first baseman Pete Alonso to take his time.<\/p>\n

Saturday night was McCann\u2019s best offensive performance as a Met. He homered, doubled and singled twice, keying their fourth straight win, a 13-2 rout over the Braves at Citi Field.<\/p>\n

\u201cHonestly, it\u2019s just continuing to work and continuing to do the things I\u2019ve been working on,\u201d McCann said after the Mets\u2019 fourth win in five games. \u201cIt came together in tonight\u2019s game.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Monday, with the injury-depleted Mets in need of as many major league-caliber hitters as possible, they used McCann at first base to keep Tomas Nido in the lineup at catcher. McCann had never played the position as a professional, though he did play first base in college at Arkansas. So far, he has adapted well.<\/p>\n

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James McCann belts a solo home run in the first inning of the Mets\u2019 13-2 blowout win over the Braves. <\/figcaption>
Robert Sabo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe jitters I had at first aren\u2019t quite the same,\u201d said McCann, who credited Mets infield coach Gary DiSarcina and Alonso for helping him adjust to the position. \u201cYou start to get a little comfortable. At the same time, it\u2019s something I\u2019ll continue to work at.\u201d<\/p>\n

The move may have awakened the free agent acquisition\u2019s previously dormant bat. He homered in his first game at first base and erupted on Saturday.<\/p>\n

He had two extra-base hits in the same game for the first time this year. He had four hits in one game for the first time this season as well. His first three hits were rockets \u2014 all hit with an exit velocity of at least 100.6 miles per hour \u2014 and his fourth found a hole.<\/p>\n