Víctor Martínez (baseball)
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| Designated hitter / First baseman/Catcher | |||
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Born: December 23, 1978 Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 10, 2002, for the Cleveland Indians | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Batting average | .301 | ||
| Hits | 1,936 | ||
| Home runs | 227 | ||
| Runs batted in | 1,077 | ||
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Víctor Jesús Martínez (born December 23, 1978), also known by his nickname "V-Mart", is a Venezuelan professional baseball designated hitter and first baseman for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Martínez has also played in MLB for the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians. Prior to his tenure with the Tigers, he also frequently played as a catcher.
Martínez is a five-time MLB All-Star. He has won the Silver Slugger Award twice and the Edgar Martínez Award.
Martínez was signed by the Indians as an amateur free agent in 1996. He was named the Indians 2001 and 2002 Minor League Player of the Year (receiving the "Lou Boudreau Award"). After a pair of minor league MVP awards and batting titles in 2001 and 2002, he made his debut with Cleveland as a September call-up on September 10, 2002.
In 2003, Martínez played for the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons and the Indians. He finished with a combined .315 batting average, hitting at a .349 clip in August and September with the big league club. Exhibiting knowledge of the strike zone and an ability to make contact, he reduced his strikeout totals and produced a combined .376 on-base percentage. He also drove in 63 runs, hitting .323 with runners in scoring position, and was selected to participate in the All-Star Futures Game played at Chicago's U.S. Cellular Field. From 2001 to 2003, the Venezuelan slugger batted a combined .330 with 40 home runs and 194 RBI.
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