Detroit Tigers catcher James McCann is out of the starting lineup for Wednesday's home game against the Oakland Athletics.
It's a routine day off for McCann, and John Hicks will start behind the dish for Detroit this afternoon.
McCann has a .330 wOBA, 13 home runs and 48 RBI through 98 games in 2017. numberFire's models project him to bat .267 while adding another 1 home run and 4 RBI in 33 plate appearances over the remainder of the season.
Source: Baseball Press