Victor Martinez

Updating a previous item, Victor Martinez underwent a procedure last week to help the healing of the ACL in his left knee.

V-Mart was originally expected to undergo ACL reconstruction on the knee, but Dr. Richard Steadman ultimately opted for a less serious procedure. The Tigers estimate that the 33-year-old will need approximately seven months to recover from January microfracture surgery, so there’s a chance he could be ready for baseball activities in late-August or September if all goes well. It’s an interesting possibility, but we won’t know more about his status until he undergoes a follow-up MRI in July.

Tom Gage of the Detroit News reports that there’s “new hope” Victor Martinez could return later this season because he didn’t need ACL reconstructive surgery on his left knee.

Very interesting. V-Mart had microfracture surgery on his left knee in February and was scheduled to undergo ACL reconstructive surgery last week, but apparently the damage wasn’t as extensive as originally believed. While this is encouraging news, we likely won’t know more about his status until sometime in July. Setbacks from microfracture surgery are also common, so the Tigers certainly won’t count on him.

Victor Martinez is scheduled to undergo ACL reconstructive knee surgery this week.

V-Mart had micofracture surgery in February and is now ready for his second scheduled procedure. The 33-year-old has already been ruled out for all of 2012. And his recovery could linger into the 2013 campaign.

Tigers placed DH Victor Martinez on the 60-day disabled list with a left knee injury.

The move clears Martinez from the 40-man roster. The 33-year-old has been ruled out for the entire 2012 season due to microfracture surgery and ACL reconstructive surgery on his left knee.

Victor Martinez has undergone microfracture knee surgery.

V-Mart also needs ACL surgery, and won’t undergo that for another 6-8 weeks. V-Mart has been ruled out for the 2012 season, and might not be ready to begin his long road of rehab until the middle of the summer. He hit .330/.380/.470 with 12 home runs and 103 RBI in 145 games last season for the Tigers.

Tiger manager Jim Leyland said Victor Martinez will undergo season-ending ACL surgery on Friday or Saturday.

A second opinion has confirmed that V-Mart needs the operation. Leyland also noted that Martinez will be back as his designated hitter in 2013 and he plans to bat him fifth behind Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder. V-Mart hit .330/.380/.470 with 12 home runs and 103 RBI in 145 games last season for the Tigers.

Victor Martinez is likely to undergo his season-ending ACL surgery on Friday.

V-Mart got a second opinion on his knee Thursday in Vail, Colorado. If it confirms the original diagnosis of a torn ACL, he will undergo the major surgical procedure before the weekend. The Tigers will forge ahead, hoping that the addition of Prince Fielder makes up for the offense lost in Martinez’s absence. The 33-year-old hit .330/.380/.470 with 12 home runs and 103 RBI in 145 games last season as Detroit’s primary designated hitter.

According to MLB.com’s Jason Beck, Victor Martinez has been diagnosed with a torn ACL and could miss all of the 2012 season if the injury requires surgery.