-- Update: Victor Martinez 'very excited to have a chance' to return to Tigers this season





Victor Martinez had a procedure performed on his injured left knee a week ago. It just was not the anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery he expected to undergo.

The Detroit Tigers announced today that Dr. Richard Steadman assessed the ACL in Martinez's knee and decided reconstruction surgery was not necessary. Steadman did perform a procedure to help the healing of the ACL.

The timetable for recovery from the microfracture surgery Martinez underwent January 27 is about seven months, the Tigers said. If that stands, Martinez could return to baseball activities in late August or early September.

"Any chance of Martinez returning to play late in the 2012 season would be determined at the time of his follow-up MRI in July," the Tigers said.

Martinez had repairs to his medial and lateral meniscus in his knee at the same time as the microfracture surgery.

The Tigers signed first baseman Prince Fielder after they believed they had lost Martinez for the entire 2012 season.

Martinez hit .330 with 12 home runs and 103 RBIs last season.

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