Russell Martin
41-Year-Old
Free Agent
2024 Stats
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Officially announces retirement
Martin officially announced his retirement from baseball Saturday.
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The 39-year-old hasn't appeared in a game since 2019, though he was keeping his options open and mulling a potential return as recently as last year. The Canadian catcher has now officially called it quits after a long and successful career. Martin played for four teams (the Dodgers, Yankees, Pirates and Blue Jays) over 14 seasons, hitting .248/.349/.397 with 191 homers while earning a reputation as an excellent pitch framer during the first years in which the skill became widely discussed and statistically analyzed. Per fWAR, which takes framing into account, he finished 55 wins above replacement for his career -- a mark that suggests he deserves Hall of Fame consideration.
The 39-year-old hasn't appeared in a game since 2019, though he was keeping his options open and mulling a potential return as recently as last year. The Canadian catcher has now officially called it quits after a long and successful career. Martin played for four teams (the Dodgers, Yankees, Pirates and Blue Jays) over 14 seasons, hitting .248/.349/.397 with 191 homers while earning a reputation as an excellent pitch framer during the first years in which the skill became widely discussed and statistically analyzed. Per fWAR, which takes framing into account, he finished 55 wins above replacement for his career -- a mark that suggests he deserves Hall of Fame consideration.
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Martin didn't join a team for the 2020 season, leaving his clutch Game 3 performance of the 2019 NLDS as the last memory of his play on the field. While he's had a storied career, Martin is clearly on the back end of his playing days. Over the past four campaigns, he's seen a progressive dip in key metrics such as barrel rate and max exit velocity. Not surprisingly, that's resulted in a decline in production, as Martin's wRC+ has also progressively dropped form 140 in 2014 - his final season in Pittsburgh - to 83 in 2019. While no longer a threat with the bat, Martin does maintain some value behind the plate as he has consistently registered above-average framing grades through the 2019 campaign. That could convince a team to take a cheap flier on Martin as a backup catcher, though rumors of team's interest in Martin have been scarce.
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Holding off on signing
Martin doesn't plan to sign with an MLB team ahead of the 2021 season, but he intends to hold off on a retirement announcement to keep the possibility of playing at a later date open, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports.
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Drawing first start of NLDS
Martin will start Game 3 of the NLDS on Sunday against the Nationals, Jorge Castillo of the Los Angeles Times reports.
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Cranks clutch home run
Martin went 1-for-2 with a three-run home run and a walk in a victory over the Rockies on Tuesday.
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Cranks fifth long ball
Martin went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in a win over Arizona on Sunday.
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Back from bereavement list
Martin was activated from the bereavement list Tuesday, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.
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No plans to sign by Opening Day
Martin doesn't plan to sign with a team to begin the 2021 season, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports.
ANALYSIS
Martin drew interest in free agency prior to the 2020 campaign, but he didn't appear in the abbreviated season. Although the 37-year-old doesn't plan to sign ahead of Opening Day in 2021, he hasn't ruled out a return to playing at some point in the future.
Martin drew interest in free agency prior to the 2020 campaign, but he didn't appear in the abbreviated season. Although the 37-year-old doesn't plan to sign ahead of Opening Day in 2021, he hasn't ruled out a return to playing at some point in the future.