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J.D. Martinez

J.D. Martinez

#28, DH,
New York Mets
Bio
Height/Weight: 6' 3"/230 lbs
Bat: R
Throw: R
Born: Miami, Florida
College: Nova Southeastern
Draft: 2009 20th round by the
Houston Astros
  • amNewYork

    JD Martinez update: Mets DH 'very unlikely' to join team on West Coast swing

    JD Martinez's long-awaited Mets debut will have to wait a bit longer. Mets manager Carlos Mendoza and president of baseball operations said that it is “very unlikely,” that the 36-year-old slugger will travel with the team for their west-coast road trip to Los Angeles and San Francisco, which extends to April 24. “My expectation is [he will make his debut] shortly thereafter if not on the trip,” Stearns said. “We'll see where we're at but in reality, I think [his debut will come] when we get back,” Mendoza said.

  • nj

    Mets slugger, who pushed for J.D. Martinez signing, was 'pretty clear' he needed protection

    During spring training, Mets owner Steve Cohen created a group text with three of his players — Pete Alonso, Francisco Lindor and Brandon Nimmo. “I wanted them to know before it actually broke,” Cohen said ahead of the Mets' 3-1 loss to the Brewers on Friday. “And they were, and certainly Pete (Alonso) is.”

  • New York Post

    Mets send Mark Vientos to minors, off Opening Day roster after J.D. Martinez signing

    PORT ST. LUCIE — Mark Vientos was squeezed from his likely DH role in recent days , and Sunday he lost his roster spot. The Mets optioned Vientos to Triple-A Syracuse to begin the season, three days after acquiring J.D. Martinez on a one-year contract worth $12 million . Martinez will spend at least the first 10 days of the season in the minor leagues building up, but Vientos still wasn't deemed the right fit for the roster. “As we looked at the roster construction, some of the matchups early in the season, we just thought this made the right sense both for [Vientos] from a playing-time perspective and our team at the major league level,” president of baseball operations David Stearns said. Stearns