Detroit – Rarely do they talk about injuries, the quiet variety that might not necessarily disable a big-league player but that become part of one’s daily life.
Professional athletes play with pain. And so you will not pry from Tigers catcher James McCann details about the right ankle he sprained in April and still feels in September.
“In 2014 when I got called up (expanded September rosters) I observed quite a bit,” McCann said, while shuffling gear in his locker before Tuesday evening’s game against the Indians at Comerica Park.
“And I watched Miggy (Miguel Cabrera, then dealing with a damaged ankle) play every game and into the playoffs and he told me: ‘If I can play at 50 percent, I will play at 50 percent, because I know millions of people would give anything to play this game.