J. D. Martinez

Quick Facts

Full Name	J. D. Martinez
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 21, 1987(1987-08-21)
Age	37
Birthplace	Miami
Country	United States
Birth City	Miami
Horoscope	Leo

J. D. Martinez Biography

J. D. Martinez is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on August 21, 1987 in Miami, Miami, United States. He finished the season with a .282 batting average, and reached career highs of 33 doubles, 38 home runs and 102 RBI. His 38 home runs marked the third- highest total by a Tigers outfielder, trailing only Rocky Colavito’s 45 in 1961 and Hank Greenberg’s 41 in 1940. Martinez’s 102 RBIs marked the most by a Tiger outfielder since Magglio Ordóñez drove in 103 in 2008. Martinez’s 319 total bases ranked fifth among all AL hitters. His 109 runs created ranked eighth, and his .897 OPS ranked ninth. He had the highest percentage of hard- hit batted balls in the majors (42.8%). Following the 2015 season, Martinez was awarded his first career Silver Slugger Award. He was named the 2015 Tiger of the Year by the Detroit chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.

On July 30, 2011, the Astros called up Martinez to replace Hunter Pence, whom they had traded to the Philadelphia Phillies. He became the first player drafted out of Nova Southeastern University to debut in Major League baseball. The following month, he drove in 28 runs, establishing an Astros rookie record for one month.

In July 2013, hitting coach John Mallee informed Martinez that he did not have the proper swing to become an impact hitter in the major leagues. The next month, he was in the trainer’s room after spraining his left wrist, watching ESPN highlights of Ryan Braun batting, and realized his swing did not resemble Braun’s. From there, Martinez began to study other top hitters including Albert Pujols and Miguel Cabrera and to investigate what modifications he could make to his swing to become a more successful hitter. He was outrighted off the Astros roster on November 20, 2013. After three years in an Astro uniform, he had hit .251 with 24 home runs amid progressively declining production. He was released by the team on March 22, 2014.

Martinez started his professional career with the Greeneville Astros of the Rookie-level Appalachian League, where he batted .403 before earning a promotion to the Tri-City ValleyCats of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League. He started the 2010 season with Lexington Legends of the Class A South Atlantic League (SAL) before earning a mid-season promotion to the Corpus Christi Hooks of the Class AA Texas League. He led SAL in each of batting (.362), on-base percentage (.433), and slugging percentage (.598). At the time of his promotion to the Texas League, he also led the SAL in hits, doubles, extra-base hits, runs scored and total bases. Martinez was honored as SAL Player of the Year, Most Valuable Player (MVP), and the Houston Astros’ Minor League Player of the Year. He started the 2011 season with Corpus Christi before earning a promotion to the big leagues.

The Houston Astros selected Martinez in the 20th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft with the 611th overall selection. He was signed by Greg Brown, who is now the head coach at NSU.

J. D. Martinez Net Worth

J. D. Martinez is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, J. D. Martinez 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Julio Daniel Martinez (born August 21, 1987) is an American professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has also played in MLB for the Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers, and Arizona Diamondbacks. A right-handed thrower and batter, Martinez stands 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighs 221 pounds (100 kg).

Martinez attended Flanagan High School in Pembroke Pines, Florida, and graduated in 2006. The Minnesota Twins selected Martinez in the 36th round, with the 1,086th overall selection, of the 2006 Major League Baseball draft, but he did not sign with the Twins. Instead, he attended Nova Southeastern University (NSU), where he played college baseball for the Sharks from 2007 through 2009. He was a two-time All-Sunshine State Conference baseball player.

On April 13, 2012, Martinez hit the first ever home run in the new Marlins Park. With a runner on in the eighth, he hit an Edward Mujica offering into the Clevelander bar beyond the left-field wall for a game-tying home run. He led the club with 55 RBI in 2012.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

J. D. Martinez height 6 ft 3 in Steve weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is J. D. Martinez Dating?

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On September 17, Martinez recorded his 40th home run of the season, doing so against the San Francisco Giants, and reaching the milestone for the first time in his career. He became just the fifth player to reach 40 home runs while playing for two different teams in one season. He was awarded the NL Player of the Week award for the period ending September 17, during which he batted .435 with three home runs, six RBIs, and eight runs scored over six games. He became the first NL player to win consecutive Player of the Week Awards since Bryce Harper in May 2015. It was Martinez’ fourth weekly honor of 2017, making him the first player with four in the same season since the award was created in 1974. He hit his 16th home run of the month of September on September 28, tying Ralph Kiner in 1949 for the National League record for the month. Martinez was named NL Player of the Month for September, playing 24 games and hitting 18 home runs, .404 (40-for-99), eight doubles, 24 runs scored, and 36 RBIs.

Facts & Trivia

Steve Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. J. D. Martinez celebrates birthday on August 21 of every year.

On June 21, 2015, Martinez hit three home runs and had six RBIs in a game against the New York Yankees, becoming the first Tigers player to do so since Miguel Cabrera did it in May 2013.

Top Facts about J. D. Martinez

1. J.D. Martinez is a right fielder and designated hitter.
2. He has played for the Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Boston Red Sox.
3. Martinez was born on August 21, 1987 in Miami, Florida.
4. He was drafted by the Astros in the 20th round of the 2009 MLB draft.
5. In 2018, he hit .330 with 43 home runs and 130 RBIs for the Red Sox.
6. Martinez has been named to three All-Star teams (2015-2018).
7. He won two Silver Slugger Awards (2018-2019).
8. Martinez finished fourth in MVP voting in both 2018 and 2020.
9. His career batting average is .290 with over 250 home runs.
10. Martinez signed a five-year contract worth $110 million with the Red Sox in February 2018.

Why does J.D. Martinez have full name on jersey?

There’s a likely and simple reason, of course, for J.D. Martinez’s jersey moniker: Victor Martinez. The senior Martinez joined the Tigers three years before J.D., thus securing dibs on the Martinez jersey (as you can see in the top photograph).

How old is J.D. Martinez?

34 years (August 21, 1987)

What team drafted J.D. Martinez?

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 36th round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft from Charles Flanagan HS (Pembroke Pines, FL) and the Houston Astros in the 20th round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from Nova Southeastern University (Fort Lauderdale, FL).

Where did J.D. Martinez go to college?

Education

What nationality is Pivetta?

Canadian