J.D. Martinez Injury: Updates on Tigers OF's Elbow and Return

Detroit Tigers outfielder J.D. Martinez suffered a non-displaced fracture to his right elbow in June and is nearing a return to the field.

Continue for updates.

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Martinez on Bench vs. White Sox

Wednesday, Aug. 3

Tigers manager Brad Ausmus told reporters Martinez won't start Wednesday but is available to pinch hit, after he played a doubleheader with Triple-A Toledo on Tuesday. 

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Martinez a Key Contributor to Tigers Offense 

When healthy, Martinez has remained a rock-solid power bat who has helped ignite the team's offense. To date, Martinez has batted .286 with 12 home runs and 39 RBI while recording an on-base percentage of .358 in 65 games this season. 

Those numbers have come on the heels of Martinez's career year. Over the course of a healthy 2015 campaign that saw him appear in 158 games, the six-year veteran tallied 38 home runs and 102 RBI en route to earning a Silver Slugger Award.