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J.D. Martinez

Red Sox Career team 2018–2022
Number #28
Position Designated Hitter
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 39
Height 6' 3"
Weight 230 lbs
Birth Place Miami, NM
Born Aug 21, 1987

Key Insights

2024
One opponent brings the best out of him

Martinez has hit .333/.462/1.333 against David Hess in 13 plate appearances, his best line against anyone he has seen this often.

3 for 9 with 3 home runs and 0 strikeouts, against a .808 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Kenta Maeda has struck Martinez out 8 times in 13 plate appearances, 61.5% of everything between them.

8 strikeouts in 13 plate appearances.
When these two meet, the ball gets hit hard

Martinez hits Tommy Milone harder than anyone: 104.0 mph off the bat, against a median of 91.7 across the pitchers he has faced.

8 plate appearances with tracked contact.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Martinez is 10 for 18 against Mike Minor, a .556 average and his best against anyone he has faced this often.

21 career plate appearances.
Nobody has seen more of him than this opponent

No pitcher has seen Martinez more often than Gerrit Cole: 57 plate appearances, in which Martinez has hit .184/.281/.367.

9 hits, 2 home runs and 18 strikeouts across 57 plate appearances.
This matchup usually ends with a free pass

Yordano Ventura walks Martinez in 33.3% of their meetings, 8 times in 24 plate appearances.

8 walks in 24 plate appearances.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Aug 21, 1987
Birth Place Miami, NM
Height 6' 3"
Weight 230 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft Nova Southeastern