Willson Contreras injury shines light on risky recent trend among big-league catchers

What was terrible news for the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night shined a light on a recent and increasingly dangerous trend in baseball. Former Tiger J.D. Martinez, now with the Mets, whacked catcher Willson Contreras with his back swing during an at-bat, fracturing his left forearm. Contreras had surgery Wednesday. “It's a huge health risk and that one was extreme, and the Cardinals lost a really good player.”