";s:4:"text";s:4793:" In the final game of the season on 9/30 vs. NYY, set a new Red Sox single-season record for most HR in a player's 1st season with the club (43)...Went 2-for-3 with 3 RBI in the game, giving him 130 RBI and a .330 AVG...In only 119 games, hit .303 (131-for-432) and set career highs with 45 HR, 104 RBI, and a 1.066 OPS between DET and ARI (traded to ARI on 7/18)...Also matched career bests in triples (3) and BB (53). 100 AB) in OBP (.460), SLG (.769), and OPS (1.229)...Also ranked 2nd in AVG (.392) and RBI (36)...Reached base in 22 consecutive games from 7/22- 8/13, tied for his longest streak of 2019 (also 3/28-4/21)...During his on-base streak from 7/22-8/13, hit .420 (37-for-88) with 9 HR, 21 RBI, and a 1.308 OPS...Hit 10 HR with 29 RBI over 20 games in August...Prior to Martinez, the last Red Sox with 10+ HR in August was David Ortiz (10, 2006)...Among Red Sox with 100+ PA in a single August over the last 100 seasons, his .768 SLG is the 3rd-best and 1.242 OPS is the 5th-best...Had a season-best 12-game hitting streak from 8/2- 13 (.457 AVG, 21-for-46, 12 R, 5 HR, 9 RBI)...On 8/9 vs. LAA, went 4-for-5 with 4 runs, 2 2B, 2 HR, and 4 RBI...Was the 8th game in which a Red Sox had 4+ XBH, 4+ RBI, and 4+ runs scored...He and Mookie Betts (7/26 vs. NYY) were the only AL players to accomplish the feat in 2019 (only NL player: Paul DeJong)...On 8/23 at SD, had a career-high 7 RBI, including a pair of 3-run HR...During the Red Sox' 8-game road trip at SD, COL, and LAA from 8/23-9/1, hit .452 (14-for-31) with 6 HR, 18 RBI, and a 1.623 OPS...Recorded multiple hits and multiple RBI in 4 straight games from 8/27-31, the longest streak of his career...On 9/7 vs. NYY, hit his 35th HR of the season...Finished the season on a 7-game hitting streak.Named an AL All-Star in his 1st season with the Red Sox, hitting 43 HR with 130 RBI, 111 runs scored, and a .330/.402/.629/1.031 batting line (188-for-569). Hit 1 grand slam for DET (5/16 vs. BAL) and 2 for ARI (7/27 at STL and 9/26 vs. Became the 1st Red Sox player to hold at least a share of the MLB lead in both HR (29, T-1st) and RBI (80, 1st) at the All-Star break since David Ortiz in 2006 (31 HR, 87 RBI). Earned Player of the Week honors 4 times (5/15-21, 7/10-16, 9/4-10, and 9/11-17)...Became the 1st player to claim 4 weekly honors in a single season since the award's inception in 1973 (1975 for AL). Posted a .282 (84-for-298) batting average at Comerica Park...hit .282 (84x298) on the road. Martinez: Exits due to dehydration . J.D. SF)...Became the 4th player in MLB history to hit a grand slam in both the AL and NL in the same season (see table on next page). Voted as the 2018 Player of the Year in the MLBPA's Players Choice Awards. Was the AL recipient of MLB's Hank Aaron Award, given to the most outstanding offensive performer in each league. Hit his 25th HR of the season on 6/27 vs. LAA, more than any Red Sox player hit in 2017 (Betts-24). Activated from the DL on 5/12...From that point through the date he was traded to ARI (7/18), ranked among AL leaders (min. Kevin Pillar (3-for-5, 3 RBIs) also made a strong first impression. Reached base in 132 of his 150 games played (88.0%)...The only times he failed to reach base in consecutive games were a 3-game streak from 4/21-24 and a 2-game stretch from 5/23-24. Named Tiger of the Year by the Detroit chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America. Surpassed 50 hits and 10 HR on 5/13 at TOR, the Sox' 40th game...Is 1 of 7 Red Sox to record 10+ HR and 50+ hits in the club's first 40 games (also Manny Ramirez, Mo Vaughn, Dwight Evans, Jim Rice, Ted Williams, Jimmie Foxx). Topps Carlos Martinez 2019 Season Baseball Cards, Topps JD Martinez 2019 Season Baseball Cards, Topps Pedro Martinez 2019 Season Baseball Cards, Topps Pedro Martinez Single Baseball Cards, 2019 Topps Update Series Sports Trading Cards & Accessories, Topps 2019 Season Baseball Cards A. J. Burnett, Topps Ramon Martinez Baseball Cards Martinez (illness) is starting Thursday's game against the Orioles.
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