J.D. Martinez last played in an MLB game during the 2024 season as a member of the New York Mets.
He finished that year batting .235 with 16 home runs, 69 RBI’s and 46 runs in 120 games.
6x MLB All-Star Appears To Have Retired
On Tuesday, the news came out that he is now being hired by the Mets.
At 38, it appears as if his playing career has come to an end.
Tim Healey of The Boston Globe wrote: “Sources: The Mets are hiring J.D. Martinez as a special adviser to baseball operations. It’ll be a role similar to Carlos Beltran’s, including time with/around the players in the clubhouse, on the field, etc. Martinez last played when he was with the Mets in 2024.”
Martinez’s 14-Year MLB Career
Martinez was picked in the 20th round of the 2009 MLB Draft.
He became a top player during his time with the Detroit Tigers where he made the All-Star Game in 2015.
Over 458 games with the franchise, he batted .300.
Martinez then made five more All-Star Games during stints with the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers.
In 2018 (with Boston), he batted .330 with 43 home runs, 130 RBI’s, 111 runs and six stolen bases.
They won the World Series that year.
SleeperRedSox wrote (on March 3): “I’ll say it, J.D. Martinez. From 2018–2022 with the Red Sox: 🔥 .292 AVG 🔥 130 HR 🔥 423 RBI 🔥 .886 OPS Led the league with 130 RBI in 2018 and finished 4th in AL MVP voting that year. Absolute beast for Boston.”
MLB Social Media Reacts To Martinez News
Here’s what people were saying about Tuesday’s news:
@McleanIsKing: “We will always remember that walk off against the Marlins welcome back!”
@mhack: “The same J.D. Martinez that went from being cut by the worst team in baseball to becoming an All-Star – in an unconventional way (that everyone can learn from)?”
@AndrewJClaudio_: “It is very funny for them to do this NOW after how many Mets fans on this website were CONVINCED doing this last year would’ve prevented the collapse 😂”
@BatyIsKing_: “This is huge news for the Mets!!!!”
@artiebucco_chef: “W, help our offense be good please”
6x MLB All-Star Appears To Have Retired Following New York Mets News