Detroit – The season is over for designated hitter Victor Martinez, but not his baseball career.
The Tigers announced Saturday that Martinez, on the disabled list with an irregular heartbeat, will undergo cardiac ablation surgery.
“The procedure isn’t scheduled yet, but it will be,” said manager Brad Ausmus, who talked at length with Martinez on Friday. “Because of the medicine he has to take following the procedure, he can’t play the rest of the year.”
Cardiac ablation is a common procedure to correct heart arrhythmia. Indians manager Terry Francona had the procedure done before the All-Star break.