Detroit Tigers OF J.D. Martinez sidelined with foot injury

Detroit Tigers outfielder J.D. Martinez is expected to miss up to four weeks due to a right foot injury.

Martinez was diagnosed with a sprain of the Lisfranc ligament on Friday during an examination at Charlotte, N.C. He will wear a cast for seven to 10 days before being re-evaluated.

Tigers manager Brad Ausmus was surprised by the timetable.

"It's longer than I thought it would be," Ausmus said after Detroit's exhibition victory over Atlanta. "No question our lineup is better with J.D. Martinez's bat in it, but we will deal with it.

"When you think about it, it's three to four weeks from today and 10 days of that are while we're still in spring training. So if it goes four weeks, that's only 2 1/2, three weeks of missed time in season."

Martinez, 29, batted .307 with 22 homers and 68 RBIs last season. He established career highs for homers (38) and RBIs (102) in 2015 when he was a member of the American League All-Star team.