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Victor Martinez
AVG HR RBI
.228 5 33
Team: DetroitHt / Wt: 6-2 / 210 NFBC ADP: 74.84
Position: DHBorn: 12/23/1978 Birthplace: Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela
Bats/Throws: S/R Draft: Undrafted by Indians (1996)


Latest News
June 8 10:46 AM PT11:46 AM MT12:46 PM CT1:46 PM ET13:46 ET17:46 GMT1:46 CST10:46 AM MST12:46 PM EST1:16 PM VEN21:46 UAE12:46 PM CT-Martinez went 3 for 4 with a homer and three runs scored in Friday's 7-5 win over Cleveland.
Analysis: After hitting just two homers over his first 52 games, Martinez has three in six games this month.
June 7 11:03 AM PT12:03 PM MT1:03 PM CT2:03 PM ET14:03 ET18:03 GMT2:03 CST11:03 AM MST1:03 PM EST1:33 PM VEN22:03 UAE1:03 PM CT-Martinez went 2 for 4 with a homer and three RBIs in Thursday's 5-2 win over Tampa Bay.
Analysis: Martinez, hitting just .231 on the season, has four homers and 29 RBIs in 57 games. Hopefully he'll pick it up as the season wears on.
May 28 9:55 AM PT10:55 AM MT11:55 AM CT12:55 PM ET12:55 ET16:55 GMT0:55 CST9:55 AM MST11:55 AM EST12:25 PM VEN20:55 UAE11:55 AM CT-Martinez went 2 for 5 with two RBIs and a run scored in Monday's 6-5 win over Pittsburgh.
Analysis: Martinez is starting to pick up the pace - he's batting .345 with five RBIs over his last seven games.
May 22 10:20 AM PT11:20 AM MT12:20 PM CT1:20 PM ET13:20 ET17:20 GMT1:20 CST10:20 AM MST12:20 PM EST12:50 PM VEN21:20 UAE12:20 PM CT-Martinez was 3 for 5 in the Tigers' 5-1 win against the Indians on Tuesday.
Analysis: Though Martinez is hitting a career-low .221, it was his third three-hit game of the season.
May 15 1:56 PM PT2:56 PM MT3:56 PM CT4:56 PM ET16:56 ET20:56 GMT4:56 CST1:56 PM MST3:56 PM EST4:26 PM VEN0:56 UAE (+1)3:56 PM CT-Martinez had two hits Tuesday in a 6-2 win over the Astros.
Analysis: Martinez owns a career-low .594 OPS and although he will improve, it's hard to see him becoming a major 2013 fantasy factor.
May 14 8:32 AM PT9:32 AM MT10:32 AM CT11:32 AM ET11:32 ET15:32 GMT23:32 CST8:32 AM MST10:32 AM EST11:02 AM VEN19:32 UAE10:32 AM CT-Martinez hit a two-run homer during Monday's 7-2 win over Houston.
Analysis: Martinez is just 3 for his last 18, but hopefully he can build on Monday's effort. The veteran DH is hitting .213 on the season.
May 5 6:38 PM PT7:38 PM MT8:38 PM CT9:38 PM ET21:38 ET1:38 GMT9:38 CST6:38 PM MST8:38 PM EST9:08 PM VEN5:38 UAE (+1)8:38 PM CT-Martinez went 2 for 4 with a homer and four RBIs in Detroit's 17-2 rout of Houston on Saturday.
Analysis: Martinez is starting to drive the ball with six extra-base hits in his last 10 games. He had one through his first 18 contests.
Apr. 27 12:57 PM PT1:57 PM MT2:57 PM CT3:57 PM ET15:57 ET19:57 GMT3:57 CST12:57 PM MST2:57 PM EST3:27 PM VEN23:57 UAE2:57 PM CT-Martinez went 3 for 5 with two RBIs in Friday's 10-0 win over Atlanta.
Analysis: Half of Martinez' eight RBIs have come in the last three games.
Apr. 25 11:45 AM PT12:45 PM MT1:45 PM CT2:45 PM ET14:45 ET18:45 GMT2:45 CST11:45 AM MST1:45 PM EST2:15 PM VEN22:45 UAE1:45 PM CT-Martinez drove in a pair of runs and Jose Valverde returned to Detroit with a save in Wednesday's 7-5 win over Kansas City.
Analysis: Martinez missed all of last season with a knee injury, and entered the game hitting .182.
Apr. 9 2:20 PM PT3:20 PM MT4:20 PM CT5:20 PM ET17:20 ET21:20 GMT5:20 CST2:20 PM MST4:20 PM EST4:50 PM VEN1:20 UAE (+1)4:20 PM CT-Martinez missed Tuesday's 7-3 win over Toronto after cutting his thumb on the bat rack at Comerica Park but returned Wednesday.
Analysis: Martinez needed eight stitches in his right thumb after the mishap Sunday.
Apr. 5 3:15 PM PT4:15 PM MT5:15 PM CT6:15 PM ET18:15 ET22:15 GMT6:15 CST3:15 PM MST5:15 PM EST5:45 PM VEN2:15 UAE (+1)5:15 PM CT-Martinez got on the board with his first two hits in an 8-2 loss to Minnesota on Thursday.
Analysis: Martinez, who missed most of last season with a torn ACL, was 0 for 7 in his first two games.

Regular Season

Hitting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG SSX
2002 Cle 12 32 2 9 1 0 1 5 3 2 0 0 .281 .333 .406 $10.50
2003 Cle 49 159 15 46 4 0 1 16 13 21 1 1 .289 .345 .333 $46.50
2004 Cle 141 520 77 147 38 1 23 108 60 69 0 1 .283 .359 .492 $219.00
2005 Cle 147 547 73 167 33 0 20 80 63 78 0 1 .305 .378 .475 $211.50
2006 Cle 153 572 82 181 37 0 16 93 71 78 0 0 .316 .391 .465 $229.50
2007 Cle 147 562 78 169 40 0 25 114 62 76 0 0 .301 .374 .505 $236.50
2008 Cle 73 266 30 74 17 0 2 35 24 32 0 0 .278 .337 .365 $83.50
2009 Cle 99 377 56 107 21 1 15 67 51 51 0 0 .284 .368 .464 $155.50
2009 Bos 56 211 32 71 12 0 8 41 24 23 1 0 .336 .405 .507 $92.50
2009 Tot 155 588 88 178 33 1 23 108 75 74 1 0 .303 .381 .480 $248.00
2010 Bos 127 493 64 149 32 1 20 79 40 52 1 0 .302 .351 .493 $186.50
2011 Det 145 540 76 178 40 0 12 103 46 51 1 0 .330 .380 .470 $214.00
2013 Det 68 254 22 58 11 0 5 33 21 32 0 0 .228 .280 .331 $72.00
Career 1217 4533 607 1356 286 3 148 774 478 565 4 3 .299 .365 .462  

Postseason

Hitting Statistics
Year Team Round G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG
2007 Cle Total 11 44 6 14 2 0 2 7 4 8 0 0 .318 .388 .500
    4 17 2 6 1 0 1 4 1 3 0 0 .353 .421 .588
    LCS 7 27 4 8 1 0 1 3 3 5 0 0 .296 .367 .444
2009 Bos Total 3 11 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 .182 .250 .182
    3 11 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 .182 .250 .182
2011 Det Total 11 40 4 10 0 1 2 5 5 6 0 0 .250 .348 .450
    5 18 1 4 0 0 1 3 2 5 0 0 .222 .300 .389
    LCS 6 22 3 6 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 .273 .385 .500
Career 25 95 10 26 2 1 4 14 10 16 0 0 .274 .355 .442


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