McCann made the announcement after Wednesday’s 13-1 Game 5 rout in the NLDS and 15 MLB seasons.
The 35-year-old – a World Series champion with the Houston Astros in 2017 – return to the Braves this season.
“It’s time to go,” McCann told reporters post-game. “I had a long career. Fifteen years is a long time catching every day. And I got to do it my hometown.”
The Georgia native made his major-league debut with the Braves back in 2005. He would spend nine years in Atlanta before signing a five-year, $85million contract with the New York Yankees prior to the 2014 season.
A seven-time All-Star and six-time Silver Slugger, McCann was then traded to the Astros after the 2016 season.
McCann returned to Atlanta on a one-year, $2m deal ahead of the 2019 campaign.
“That was a big reason I wanted to come back,” McCann said. “I wanted to be a part of this again, put this uniform back on and play in front of my family every night.”
McCann sported a .262/.337/.452 career line while hitting 282 homers and driving in 1,018 runs. He also posted a career 31.8 bWAR.
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