Diamondbacks Place James McCann On IL, Select Aramis Garcia

The Diamondbacks announced that catcher James McCann has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained right quad. Fellow catcher Aramis Garcia has been selected to take his place on the roster. The Snakes had a couple of 40-man vacancies, with Garcia filling one of them.

McCann, 36 next month, was signed to a $2.75MM deal to serve as a veteran backup to Gabriel Moreno. McCann has appeared in 22 games with a .203/.217/.254 line and questionable defensive metrics.

Arizona has been rostering three catchers for most of the season. Adrian Del Castillo has done some catching but has been seeing a lot of time in the designated hitter slot, even though he hasn’t been living up to that designation, with a .185/.232/.326 line and 33.3% strikeout rate this year.

It seems the Snakes prefer to keep that three-catcher system going. Earlier this year, when Moreno required a stint on the IL, they added Garcia to the roster. He was mostly there for emergencies, as he spent over two weeks on the roster but only made three plate appearances. When Moreno came off the IL, the out-of-options Garcia was designated for assignment and outrighted back to Triple-A Reno.

It’s possible Garcia is slated for a similar experience now. While McCann is out, the Snakes will continue to have Moreno as their primary catcher, with Del Castillo a backup/DH. Garcia will be there for late-game substitutions or if someone gets hurt. Garcia has just a .210/.245/.321 line in his career but the Diamondbacks obviously value his defense and/or the work he does with pitchers. He was selected to their roster twice last year and this is now already his second selection of 2026.