Tigers’ Victor Martinez injures knee
DETROIT, MI (The Spread) – The Tigers will be without one of their better hitters this spring after Victor Martinez suffered a knee injury last week.
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Martinez tore the medial meniscus in his left knee last week during an offseason workout and is scheduled to underdog surgery on February 10. The most likely timetable for Martinez’s recovery is 4-6 weeks, which means he’s not in danger of missing the entire season but the Tigers can’t breathe a sign of relief yet.
Given Martinez’s age (36), Dr. Victor Khabie told Jason Beck of MLB.com that he thinks the rehab could be closer to 6-8 weeks. The Tigers will have a better understanding of Martinez’s recovery timetable after Dr. James Andrews performs the surgery on February 10. And no matter what the timetable is, it’s likely that V-Mart misses Opening Day this year.
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Tigers are currently 16/1 to win the 2015 World Series and are 15/2 tow in the AL pennant.
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