1. J.D. Martinez fractures elbow. Martinez ran into the wall while chasing a fly ball into the right-field corner in Kansas City. It looked harmless until you see Martinez unable to throw the ball in. Obviously, this a major blow to the Detroit Tigers, with Martinez possibly on his way to another All-Star berth, hitting .286/.358/.523 with 12 home runs and 39 RBIs.
The Tigers will have to test their depth, the team's weakness for many years now. With Cameron Maybin temporarily sidelined, Mike Aviles was in the outfield on Thursday and he's hitting .