Detroit — Don’t call it an off day.
Tigers catcher James McCann was not in the starting lineup Thursday, but by the time the media was let into the clubhouse at 3:40 p.m., McCann had already sweated through one workout shirt, had gone over video of his recent at-bats and was headed down the steps to the batting cage.
Normally one of the most accessible players in the room, McCann’s got more important things to tend to these days than filling reporters’ notebooks. Priority one: working his way through an ugly hitting slump.
Since he got three hits on June 15, McCann has gone 5-for-45 with 13 strikeouts in the last 13 games.