McCann’s future uncertain with Yankees

Brian McCann strapped on his shin guards for the final time this season on Oct. 1 as the Yankees put the finishing touches on a 7-3 victory over the Orioles, catching the ninth inning after coming off the bench as a pinch-hitter.

It remains to be seen whether that was McCann’s final game in pinstripes or a sign of things to come in 2017. As the 32-year-old prepared to head home for the offseason, he acknowledged that Gary Sanchez’s amazing rookie season would likely create a winter of uncertainty for him.

“Listen, Gary is the starting catcher here,” McCann said. “He’s going to be that for a long, long time. I just have to kind of see where my role fits in, see where everything fits. I’m sure there will be open communication as far as what’s going to happen and moving forward.”

General manager Brian Cashman recently said that Sanchez is “obviously” the Yankees’ starting catcher going into 2017, but that there could be a scenario where both Sanchez and McCann play important roles for the club.

“We have a right-handed-power-hitting catcher in Gary, and we have a left-handed-power-hitting catcher in McCann,” Cashman said. “That’s a valuable combination to have, both hitting 20 home runs on the same roster. It’s extremely …

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