The Cleveland Indians on Monday shed some light about the medical issue with which outfielder Leonys Martin has been dealing, and the entire situation is scary.
Indians president Chris Antonetti said that Martin had a bacterial infection that entered his blood stream. The infection produced toxins that damaged his internal organs, a situation he described as “severe.”
Martin thankfully has made a recovery in the last 24-36 hours and is in stable condition at the Cleveland Clinic.
Chris Antonetti offered an update on Leonys Martin this afternoon. More to come @TheAthleticCLE pic.twitter.com/3xQkwf8vKB
— T.J. Zuppe (@TJZuppe) August 13, 2018
The situation involving Martin seemed pretty serious when the Indians would not disclose the issue he was battling, but only asked for well wishes. The situation makes a lot more sense now.
Martin was acquired by the Indians from the Tigers prior to the trade deadline. He is batting .255 with 11 home runs and 33 RBIs in 84 games this season.
