Victor Martinez to play his final games this weekend
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Victor Martinez will take the final at-bat of his career this Saturday, per Chris McCosky of The Detroit News. Friday and Saturday against Kansas City will be the final two games of Martinez’s career.It seems, then, that Martinez has put aside any remaininVictor Martinez to play his final games this weekend
Victor Martinez will take the final at-bat of his career this Saturday, per Chris McCosky of The Detroit News. Friday and Saturday against Kansas City will be the final two games of Martinez’s career.It seems, then, that Martinez has put aside any remaining doubt as to his intentions. He said recently, in reference to the remainder of the 2018 season, that he was “pretty sure this is going to be it,” as Evan Woodberry of MLive.com was among those to cover. It’s now clear that Martinez will hang up his spikes after taking the final at-bat of his career in front of his home crowd in Detroit — which, as Woodberry tweets, is the way the veteran wants to wrap things up.Martinez has been an above-average hitter in the majors for 16 years, slashing .296/.360/.455 for his career, with 246 home runs and a 118 OPS+. The four-time All-Star broke into the majors as a catcher with the Indians in 2002, playing his first full season as a 24-year-old in the following season. After Cleveland traded him to Boston at the 2009 d Read more