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Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - The Detroit Tigers announced Monday that Victor
Martinez underwent left knee surgery last Friday.
Martinez suffered a torn ACL during his offseason conditioning and last week
had a number of initial procedures. He had microfracture surgery, as well as
operations to repair both the medial and lateral meniscus in the knee.
Noted surgeon Dr. Richard Steadman performed the procedures in Vail, Colorado
and said in the Tigers' release that Martinez should be ready to undergo ACL
reconstruction in approximately six-to-eight weeks.
The Tigers expect Martinez to be sidelined for the entire 2012 season.
Martinez batted .330 with 40 doubles, 12 home runs and 103 runs batted in last
season, his first with the Tigers. He spent most of the 2011 campaign as the
club's designated hitter.
In response, the Tigers moved quickly to add another power bat and signed free
agent first baseman Prince Fielder.
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