Russell Martin

Russell Martin has officially retired from major league baseball. The catcher has not played a game since the 2019 season, but announced via Instagram that ...

He will be known as one of the best catchers in the game in the late 2000s and 2010s. He was also very connected to his home country, having played for Canada in the World Baseball Classic in 2009. He was a staple in the game for a long time. To a player who played a key role for many organizations, he will be remembered for his competitive nature and his intelligence behind the plate. He mentioned how he has found a new passion in golf. He became the everyday catcher for the Dodgers, and was rewarded with a Gold Glove and Silver Slugger award at the end of his second season in 2007.

Russell Martin played four seasons with the Blue Jays from 2015 to 2019, hitting 66 homers in 447 games.

Martin played for four teams across his 14 seasons, joining the Blue Jays as a free agent ahead of the 2015 season. I had the chance to play for great organizations such as the Dodgers, Yankees, Pirates, and Blue Jays." Three years after his last MLB game, Russell Martin announced his retirement from professional baseball.

A 17th-round pick for the Dodgers in the 2002 draft, Martin spent his first five Major League seasons and his final season (2019) in Dodger blue. In between his ...

It didn’t take Martin long to make an impression, as he was a ninth-place finisher in NL Rookie of The Year voting in his 2006 debut season, and he then crushed the “sophomore slump” by winning a Gold Glove and a Silver Slugger Award in 2007. Winning was a common element for Martin no matter where he went, as he appeared in the postseason in 10 of his 14 seasons. A 17th-round pick for the Dodgers in the 2002 draft, Martin spent his first five Major League seasons and his final season (2019) in Dodger blue.

The Montreal Expos originally selected Martin in the 35th round of the 2000 MLB Draft. However, he elected to attend Chipola College in Florida rather than ...

Martin then signed a two-year, $17 million contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates. That was followed by returning to his native Canada by playing for the Toronto Blue Jays. Coming off a hairline fracture in his right hip, Martin reached free agency after getting non-tendered by the Dodgers. The Montreal Expos originally selected Martin in the 35th round of the 2000 MLB Draft. However, he elected to attend Chipola College in Florida rather than begin his professional career.

Martin quickly made a name for himself, becoming a fan favorite in his rookie year playing along side a young Dodgers brass of players like Clayton Kershaw, ...

He appeared in two All-Star games with the Dodgers, once with New York and once with Toronto. Martin won his first and only gold glove in his sophomore season in 2007. A native of Canada, Martin finished his career with a batting average of .248 to along with 191 home runs, 771 RBIs and 101 stolen bases.

Martin, a native Torontonian, was selected by the Montreal Expos in the 35th round of the MLB June Amateur Draft from Polyvalente Edouard Montpetit in Montreal ...

Martin spent four seasons in Toronto (2015-18), where he recorded 335 hits, 66 home runs and 211 RBI. His first two seasons were highlighted by the Blue Jays' first AL East title since 1993 in 2015 and back-to-back ALCS appearances (2015, 2016). Martin spent the early years of his MLB career with the Dodgers, where he played five seasons (2006-10) in Southern California. In his first season in the big leagues, Martin finished ninth in Rookie of the Year voting, with 117 hits, 10 home runs and 65 RBI. The following two seasons (2007-08) would see Martin collect his first and second All-Star nods. After 14 years of dawning an MLB uniform, Russell Martin has decided to walk away from professional baseball as he took to Instagram to announce his retirement.

Il a aussi affirmé être à quelques semaines d'être père pour la troisième fois.

Il n'a pas des statistiques rayonnantes depuis son arrivée à San Diego. La ligue n'a clairement pas aimé son geste à l'endroit de Joc Pederson. Il avait annoncé récemment qu'il ferait une publication officielle et voilà qu'il vient de la faire sur Instagram. Il a aussi affirmé être à quelques semaines d'être père pour la troisième fois.