Earlier this offseason, the Tigers announced that freshly re-signed DH Victor Martinez would be undergoing surgery to repair a torn meniscus. He’ll likely be ready for Opening Day, but at 36 and coming off the best season of his career, this wasn’t the news that Detroit wanted to hear.
But how did Martinez tear his meniscus? Well, he was playing catch…outside of his house…with his brother.
V-Mart says his meniscus injury happened while he was playing catch with his brother in front of his house.
— Jason Beck (@beckjason) March 3, 2015
If there was any reason for Martinez burning all of his remaining gloves and simply focusing on hitting from here on out, this would be it.
Martinez hasn’t exactly been a regular in the field for Detroit (he’s played just 691 1/3 innings on the defensive side since coming to the Tigers before the 2011 season), but without a true backup corner infielder on the roster, he could be forced into duty in the event of a Miguel Cabrera injury.
