Detroit – The Tigers left the ballpark Thursday night thinking Victor Martinez was working through a virus and the expectation was he’d be back to work on Friday.
Turns out, the situation is more serious. Manager Brad Ausmus said Friday Martinez was kept overnight at an area hospital with an irregular heartbeat and could remain another night.
Ausmus also said Martinez was placed on the disabled list. Catcher / first baseman John Hicks was recalled from Toledo to take Martinez's spot on the roster.
Martinez, who had two hits Thursday, was safe on an error – a play that delivered the Tigers’ third run – in the seventh inning.