Brian McCann All-Star

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Brian McCann All-Star

Braves catcher Brian McCann made his sixth-consecutive All-Star appearance in Tuesday's 2011 game.

In 2006, McCann entered the game in the sixth inning to catch the final innings. He went 0-for-1 in a losing effort for the National League.

McCann made his second All-Star appearance in 2007 in San Francisco. Down three runs in the ninth, McCann entered the game amid a National League rally and went 0-for-1 with a pop up to shortstop. The National League lost 5-4.

The 2008 All-Star game at Yankee Stadium was a marathon, lasting 4 hours, 50 minutes. The game was tied 3-3 in the eighth. McCann didn't enter the game until the 15th inning as a defensive replacement when Justin Morneau slid home under McCann's glove, giving the American League a 4-3 victory.

The National League again found itself in a hole in 2009. McCann enter the Midsummer Classic to pinch-hit in the eighth, going 0-for-1. The A.L. won 4-3.

In 2010, Brian McCann ended an N.L. All-Star funk. McCann entered the game to catch in the fifth inning, and in the seventh hit a bases-clearing double that gave the National League its first Midsummer Classic since 1996. McCann won the MVP award, the first Brave to do so since 1994.

McCann started for the first time in his sixth All-Star game in 2011. He went 0-for-2 in four innings. McCann's game highlight was a strong play to block the plate for the third out in the fourth inning.

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In 2006, McCann entered the game in the sixth inning to catch the final innings. He went 0-for-1 in a losing effort for the National League.

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