Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch didn't have much of a choice.
He evaluated his roster ahead of a three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays from Friday through Sunday at the Rogers Centre in Canada. Of course, he realized Grayson Greiner was the only healthy catcher.
"That position is not one that we can tip-toe around," Hinch said Thursday. "That position is not for a 75-80% availability."
Slugging catcher Eric Haase, scratched earlier this week with low back tightness, wasn't sure if he would recover in time to play in Toronto.