DH Victor Martinez, on the disabled list since Aug. 27 due to a second incidence of irregular heartbeat, has been declared out for the season and is scheduled to undergo a heart ablation procedure in the near future. "Then because of the medication he has to take following the procedure, he can't play the rest of the year," manager Brad Ausmus said. "We will transfer him to the 60-day (disabled list Sunday) to make a roster spot for (RHP) Artie Lewicki, who is pitching Monday. They expect Victor to be good for 2018." Martinez ended this season hitting .255 with 10 home runs and 47 RBIs. "He told me he could begin workouts a week or two after the procedure," Ausmus said. "He made no indication at all that this would be the end of his baseball days. And I'd be shocked if it was."

Detroit Tigers designated hitter Victor Martinez, who was placed on the disabled list after a second bout with an irregular heartbeat, is slated to undergo a heart ablation procedure in the near future that will prevent him from returning to action this season. Martinez spent time on the disabled list earlier this season with the same condition. When he experienced a rapid heartbeat during a recent game once again, the Tigers and Martinez decided to find the root cause. Martinez hit just .255 this season with 10 home runs and 47 RBIs. He has one more season left on his contract that is scheduled to pay him $18 million.

DETROIT -- Detroit Tigers designated hitter Victor Martinez, who was placed on the disabled list after a second bout with an irregular heartbeat, is slated to undergo a heart ablation procedure in the near future that will prevent him from returning to action this season."He will be out for the rest of year," Detroit manager Brad Ausmus said Saturday. "He will be scheduled in the next few weeks to get the ablation procedure."Then because of the medication he has to take following the procedure, he can't play the rest of the year."We'll transfer him to the 60-day (disabled list Monday) to make a roster spot for (right-handed pitcher) Artie Lewicki, who is pitching Monday. They expect him to be good for 2018."Martinez spent time on the disabled list earlier this season with the same condition. When he experienced a rapid heartbeat during a recent game once again, the Tigers and Martinez decided to find the root cause.Martinez hit just .255 this season with 10 home runs and 47 RBIs. He has... [More]

DH Victor Martinez was placed on the 10-day disabled list before Sunday's game against the White Sox because of an irregular heartbeat. The same problem forced the 38-year-old to sit out for two weeks in June. There is no timetable for his return. Martinez is hitting .255 with 10 home runs and 47 RBIs in 107 games.

DH Victor Martinez of the Detroit Tigers was placed on the disabled list Sunday after experiencing his second heart issue of the season. Martinez felt his heart racing in his final at-bat of Saturday's victory over the Chicago White Sox. He was hospitalized overnight in Chicago and his heartbeat was monitored. The Tigers said he will travel by car to Detroit for further examination once he is released from the Chicago hospital. Martinez also had an incident in June when he was hospitalized after experiencing a rapid heartbeat, dizziness and cold sweats. The Tigers also placed him on the disabled list on that occasion as he spent multiple days in the hospital. The 38-year-old Martinez is batting just .255 with 10 homers and 47 RBIs.

DH Victor Martinez got the day off on Thursday as Miguel Cabrera served as the designated hitter. Martinez had just three hits in 17 at-bats (.176) during the homestand. He has homered just twice since July 22 and has just 10 long balls in 105 games this season after going deep 27 times in 154 games last year. Martinez has just two hits in 23 at-bats against Chicago White Sox RHP Miguel Gonzalez, the scheduled Friday starter, so he might get another day off.

DH Victor Martinez snapped an 0-for-21 skid with a fourth-inning single. Martinez added a run-scoring double in the ninth inning. It's been a lost season for the 38-year-old Martinez, who has another year and $18 million left on his contract. He's batting .251 with eight homers in 95 games. If not for his hefty contract, Martinez might have already been released. He was moved out of the cleanup spot and into the No. 6 spot after the All-Star break.

DH Victor Martinez became the ninth active player with 400 career doubles in the sixth inning of Wednesday's game. He was back in the lineup after getting Tuesday off and became the seventh active player with at least 400 doubles and 2,000 hits.

DH Victor Martinez was not in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Yankees as manager Brad Ausmus gave him the night off. In Monday's loss, Martinez fouled a ball off his right leg in the fifth inning and was hit in the foot in the ninth.

DH Victor Martinez fouled a ball off his right leg during the fifth inning of Monday's loss to the Yankees. He was checked on by a trainer and manager Brad Ausmus but stayed in the game. In the ninth inning, he was hit in the foot by RHP Jonathan Holder.

DH Victor Martinez reached base three times on Tuesday and was robbed of another hit. Martinez hit a screamer down the right-field line in the eighth inning that was tracked down by a well-positioned Jorge Bonifacio. Martinez hit his 399th career double and added a walk and single earlier in the game. He's batting .313 over his last 17 games to raise his season average to .262.

DH Victor Martinez recorded his first multi-homer game of the season on Friday with a pair of long balls in Minnesota. It was just another strong game in Target Field for the 38-year-old. He has hit .369 in 52 career games at the park with 11 homers. Overall, he has hit safely in 11 of his past 13 games, batting .347 during the stretch.

DH Victor Martinez slapped a single to left field in the second inning for the 2,000th hit of his career. Ironically, he got it against the Indians, for whom he got the first 900 hits of his career. "That's special. There aren't a lot of people who can say they've done that," said manager Brad Ausmus. Only eight other active players in the majors have 2,000 hits: Ichiro Suzuki (3,054), Adrian Beltre (2,975), Albert Pujols (2,901), Carlos Beltran (2,681), Miguel Cabrera (2,589) Robinson Cano (2,295), Matt Holliday (2,056), and Jose Reyes (2,030).

DH Victor Martinez remained at 1,999 hits for his career as manager Brad Ausmus opted to give him Thursday off. Martinez will get a chance to set the milestone this weekend at Cleveland, where he played from 2002-09. Martinez had four hits in the first two games of the three-game series against San Francisco. He'll become the ninth active player to reach 2,000, a list that includes teammate Miguel Cabrera.

DH Victor Martinez had a two-run single plus a double Wednesday night and now has 1,999 hits in his career. Martinez doubled in the eighth and was removed for a pinch-runner. It's his second two-hit game in a row after going 2-for-20 since coming off the disabled list.

DH Victor Martinez was just 2-for-20 since returning to Detroit's lineup Tuesday after a bout with an irregular heartbeat. But he doubled that hit total in his first two at-bats against San Francisco. He hit a solo home run, his sixth, in the second and lined an RBI single to right in the two-run fourth. "I'm just happy I could do something to help the team win," Martinez said. "That 2-for-20 shows I wasn't swing the bat very well. I was swinging pretty good up to the point I went on the disabled list."

DH Victor Martinez was activated from the 10-day disabled list Wednesday but was in a different spot in the batting order. Manager Brad Ausmus dropped Martinez into the No. 6 spot and left Miguel Cabrera in the cleanup spot for the second straight game. Martinez, who was sidelined because of an irregular heartbeat, went 1-for-4. The batting order switch could last for awhile as Ausmus was heavily criticized prior to Martinez's DL stint for keeping the veteran in the No. 4 spot despite the presence of power hitters Justin Upton and J.D. Martinez.

DH Victor Martinez is expected to be activated Wednesday. Martinez was placed on the 10-day disabled list June 16 with an irregular heartbeat. He has been doing cardio and hitting off a tee in the cage since he was cleared for baseball activities. He took batting practice on Tuesday after the team began a 10-game homestand. Manager Brad Ausmus wouldn't tip his hand whether Martinez, who is hitting .261 with five homers and 29 RBIs, would remain in the cleanup spot.

DH Victor Martinez hopes to be back Wednesday. He has been on the 10-day disabled list with an irregular heartbeat. He is scheduled to take batting practice Tuesday when the Tigers return to Detroit.

DH Victor Martinez, who was put on the 10-day disabled June 16 with an irregular heartbeat that required hospitalization, has begun light cardio workouts and hitting off a tee, Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. In 60 games this season, Martinez is batting .261 with five home runs and 29 RBIs.