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Kevin McCanna is a pitcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks Organization. McCanna was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 22nd round of the 2012 draft out of high school. But, instead of signing the contract, Kevin chose to attend Rice University in nearby Houston. After three years of being an Owl, McCanna left a year early when he was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 13th round of the 2015 draft.
Unfortunately, that opportunity ended when Houston released Kevin in April, 2017 after spring training. During those two years, he went 7-7 from the mound with a 4.51 ERA over 135.2 innings. He did manage a respectable 116 strikeouts over that same time frame. That second chance did not come from the Diamondbacks. It came from an independent team called the Sioux City Explorers and started on May 18th, 2017. In a little over two months, he started to feel the groove going 5-0 with a 2.95 ERA. He struck out 52 batters in less than 40 innings and baseball people outside of Sioux City started to notice.
Then one day, the Explorers get a phone call. The Arizona Diamondbacks were interested in signing McCanna to a contract. Two days later, he was on a flight to Hillsboro. During his short stay in Hillsboro, McCanna had already succeeded. He was signed by the Diamondbacks on August third and assigned to the Hops on the same day. Three days later, on the 6th, Kevin was named NWL pitcher of the week for his performance on the fifth, his first appearance in a Hops uniform. In that home game against Vancouver, Kevin pitched 5.1 innings of hitless relief while striking out nine batters and earned the win.
The following week, McCanna was again named the NWL pitcher of the week for his game on the 10th, another home game, this time facing the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes. In that game, Kevin went six innings of scoreless relief allowing two hits on the night to earn his second win for the Hops. He struck out another five batters. It wasn’t until August 25th when Kevin would allow the first earned run for his new club. Before that, Kevin pitched 22.1 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run. That spell was finally broken against Boise where he allowed one run in six innings for his fourth Hops win in less than three weeks.
In 2019, McCanna threw 81.2 innings in 30 games for Double-A Jackson Generals and posted just a 2.09 ERA. The 13th-round draft pick out of Rice did a little bit of everything for the Generals, with five wins, two complete games in just eight starts and a save in his one save opportunity of the season. The 92 strikeouts on the season, a career best, came out to just over 10 strikeouts per nine innings. McCanna made one start with the Aces at the start of the 2019 season, coming out on the losing end after surrendering two earned runs in 3.1 innings.
In 2021 with the Aces, McCanna has appeared in 6 Games including 4 Starts and posted a 2.87 ERA. He has pitched 15.2 innings and held opponents to a .220 average and struck out 12 batters. In his minor league baseball career he has 23 Wins with a 3.11 ERA. He also has pitched 2 Complete Games and has 351 K’s in 350 Innings.
The featured size 12 black and white Nike Cleats were game worn by Kevin McCanna as a member of the Reno Aces. The Reno Aces are a Minor League Baseball team of the Triple-A West and the Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks. They are located in Reno, Nevada, and play their home games at Greater Nevada Field, which opened in 2009. The Aces were members of the Pacific Coast League from 2009 to 2020. McCanna has signed the Cleats and added “Game Worn” in black. The Cleats show good use. Sweet pair of Cleats obtained directly from the Rising Star!!!
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