Detroit — It was supposed to be a relatively routine meniscus repair. But the way things had gone for Tigers right-hander Michael Fulmer last season, who in their right mind would’ve expected a clean and easy surgery?
It was anything but.
When Dr. James Andrews began probing Fulmer’s right knee in Pensacola, Fla., on Sept. 20 — it was the second time in five years that Andrews had worked on Fulmer’s right knee — he noticed not only the damaged meniscus, but also some badly frayed cartilage.
“It wasn’t just a run-of-the-mill meniscus surgery,” Fulmer said on Monday from his home outside Oklahoma City.