Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Joel Zumaya suffered what appears to be a severe elbow injury on Monday night that sent him reeling to the ground in serious pain after delivering a pitch to the Minnesota Twins Delmon Young.

Tigers catcher Greg Laird said he heard something “pop” on the pitch. The pitch was recorded at 99 MPH.

Zumaya, who has battled injuries most of his career, had a ton of sympathy from his manager Jim Leyland:

“It breaks your heart,” Tigers manager Leyland said. “He’s really worked his tail off to get back.”

Our prayers go out to Joel and hopefully he can heal and make a quick recovery once doctors determine the extent of the damage to his right elbow.

The Tigers beat the Twins 7-5 to move into first place in the AL Central.