J.D. Martinez

Midway through Wednesday’s Game 2 of the World Series, things weren’t going so well for the Red Sox. They found themselves trailing 2-1, and going into the bottom of the fifth inning, Dodgers starter Hyun-Jin Ryu was starting to find a groove, retiring seven straight batters before the Red Sox...

As the Red Sox barreled to the conclusion of the greatest regular season in franchise history, the words grew to something between an admonition and a threat: We will ultimately judge you on the playoffs. The 108 wins. The third straight division title. The stomping of every challenger in the...

The lowest moment of J.D. Martinez's career may also have been the most important. On March 22, 2014, the Astros released Martinez at the end of spring training. The once-promising prospect had bottomed out after hitting .250 with seven homers in 2013, and the Astros saw no room for him in a young...

The Red Sox celebrated their ALDS victory over the Yankees to the strains of, "New York, New York," filling the visiting clubhouse in the Bronx. So naturally on Friday, Mookie Betts and J.D. Martinez were asked what song they might play if they beat the Astros. Betts deferred to Martinez, a former...

What were some of the reasons for the Red Sox' lack of success in the playoffs during recent years? An inability to hit home runs, and also falling behind early in the series. After being signed this offseason, Red Sox slugger J.D. Martinez made sure that didn't happen again this year, as his three...

That was fast. J.D. Martinez wasted no time making an impact in his first playoff series with the Red Sox as the designated hitter hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the first inning to give the home team a quick 3-0 lead over the Yankees. On a 2-0 count, Martinez hit a line shot off a 93.3...

Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts cemented himself among Major League Baseball's best offensive shortstops after setting career highs in home runs and RBIs on Wednesday. While Bogaerts has not received as much attention as Mookie Betts or J.D. Martinez, he has quietly put together one of the best...

Whatever issues plagued the Red Sox offense during a slow stretch between August and September, it's nothing the Orioles can't fix. The milestones came fast and furious for the Red Sox during win No. 107 on Wednesday in the opener to a doubleheader. The Red Sox improved to 16-2 vs. the woeful O's...

J.D. Martinez has provided nothing but fireworks for the Red Sox this year, which makes the following animation perfect. Daren Willman, known for creating the hugely popular Baseball Savant site that provides StatCast data to the masses, posted it on his Twitter feed after Martinez blasted his 42nd...

Right fielder Mookie Betts made some Red Sox history on Wednesday in the opener against the Orioles, and so did shortstop Xander Bogaerts. He stole second in the third inning to become the second member of the Red Sox to join the 30-30 club, joining Jacoby Ellsbury, who turned the trick in 2011...