Victor Jesus Martinez
Positions: Catcher and First Baseman
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 210 lb.
Born: December 23, 1978 in Ciudad Bolivar, Bolivar, Venezuela
High School: Ciudad Bolivar (Ciudad Bolivar, VE)
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1996.
(All Transactions)
Debut: September 10, 2002 (Age 23)
vs. TOR 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Indians/Tigers/RedSox 2002-2013
2013 Contract Status: Signed thru 2014, 4 yrs/$50M (11-14) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 9.114, Free Agent: 2015 [*], Agents: Octagon [*]
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| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 (2) | Apr 3 | DET | @ | NYY | W,10-7 | CG | 43 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | C |
| 2 | 8 (4) | Apr 9 | DET | KCR | L,1-3 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | C | |
| 3 | 11 (2) | Apr 12 | DET | TEX | W,5-4 | GS | 33 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | C | |
| 4 | 13 (1) | Apr 14 | DET | @ | OAK | W,3-0 | CG | 31 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | C |
| 5 | 15 (1) | Apr 16 | DET | @ | OAK | L,2-6 | CG | 37 | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | C |
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 6 | 32 (16) | May 5 | DET | NYY | W,6-3 | GS | 29 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | C | |
| 7 | 35 (2) | May 8 | DET | @ | TOR | W,5-2 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | C |
| 8 | 40 (4) | May 14 | DET | KCR | W,3-0 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | C | |
| 9 | 44 (3) | May 20 | DET | @ | PIT | L,1-10 | CG | 41 | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | C |
| 10 | 46 (1) | May 22 | DET | @ | PIT | W,2-0 | CG | 31 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | C |
| 11 | 50 (3) | May 27 | DET | BOS | L,3-6 | CG | 39 | 9.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1B | |
| 12 | 51 | May 29 (1) | DET | BOS | L,3-4 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | C | |
| 13 | 54 (2) | May 31 | DET | MIN | W,8-7 | CG | 40 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | C | |
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 14 | 58 (3) | Jun 5 | DET | @ | CHW | W,7-3 | CG | 40 | 9.0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | C |
| 15 | 61 (2) | Jun 8 | DET | @ | TEX | L,3-7 | CG | 39 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | C |
| 16 | 65 (3) | Jun 12 | DET | SEA | L,3-7 | CG | 40 | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | C | |
| 17 | 69 (3) | Jun 16 | DET | CLE | W,6-2 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | C | |
| 18 | 70 | Jun 17 | DET | @ | COL | L,6-13 | CG | 41 | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | C |
| 19 | 71 | Jun 18 | DET | @ | COL | L,4-5 | CG | 38 | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | C |
| 20 | 73 (1) | Jun 20 | DET | @ | LAD | L,0-4 | CG | 37 | 8.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | C |
| 21 | 74 | Jun 21 | DET | @ | LAD | L,1-6 | CG | 39 | 8.0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1B |
| 22 | 75 | Jun 22 | DET | @ | LAD | W,7-5 | CG | 43 | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | C |
| 23 | 78 (2) | Jun 26 | DET | ARI | W,8-3 | CG | 40 | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | C | |
| 24 | 81 (2) | Jun 29 | DET | NYM | L,9-16 | CG | 52 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | C | |
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 25 | 84 (2) | Jul 2 | DET | SFG | L,3-15 | GS | 23 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | C | |
| 26 | 87 (2) | Jul 5 | DET | @ | LAA | L,0-1 | CG | 31 | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1B |
| 27 | 92 (4) | Jul 10 | DET | @ | KCR | W,2-1 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1B |
| 28 | 99 (6) | Jul 22 | DET | @ | MIN | W,8-2 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1B |
| 29 | 101 (1) | Jul 24 | DET | @ | MIN | W,5-2 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | C |
| 30 | 105 (3) | Jul 28 | DET | LAA | L,7-12 | CG | 45 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | C | |
| 31 | 108 (2) | Jul 31 | DET | LAA | W,3-2 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1B | |
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 32 | 111 (2) | Aug 4 | DET | TEX | L,2-5 | CG | 41 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | C | |
| 32gm | 271.0 | 179 | 27 | 2 | 208 | 7 | |||||||||
| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PB | WP | PO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Apr 3 | DET | @ | NYY | W,10-7 | CG | 43 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 8 (4) | Apr 9 | DET | KCR | L,1-3 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 11 (2) | Apr 12 | DET | TEX | W,5-4 | GS | 33 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 4 | 13 (1) | Apr 14 | DET | @ | OAK | W,3-0 | CG | 31 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 15 (1) | Apr 16 | DET | @ | OAK | L,2-6 | CG | 37 | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PB | WP | PO | |||
| 6 | 32 (16) | May 5 | DET | NYY | W,6-3 | GS | 29 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 35 (2) | May 8 | DET | @ | TOR | W,5-2 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 40 (4) | May 14 | DET | KCR | W,3-0 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 44 (3) | May 20 | DET | @ | PIT | L,1-10 | CG | 41 | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 46 (1) | May 22 | DET | @ | PIT | W,2-0 | CG | 31 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 51 (4) | May 29 (1) | DET | BOS | L,3-4 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 12 | 54 (2) | May 31 | DET | MIN | W,8-7 | CG | 40 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PB | WP | PO | |||
| 13 | 58 (3) | Jun 5 | DET | @ | CHW | W,7-3 | CG | 40 | 9.0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | 61 (2) | Jun 8 | DET | @ | TEX | L,3-7 | CG | 39 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 65 (3) | Jun 12 | DET | SEA | L,3-7 | CG | 40 | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | 69 (3) | Jun 16 | DET | CLE | W,6-2 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | 70 | Jun 17 | DET | @ | COL | L,6-13 | CG | 41 | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 71 | Jun 18 | DET | @ | COL | L,4-5 | CG | 38 | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 73 (1) | Jun 20 | DET | @ | LAD | L,0-4 | CG | 37 | 8.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 75 (1) | Jun 22 | DET | @ | LAD | W,7-5 | CG | 43 | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 78 (2) | Jun 26 | DET | ARI | W,8-3 | CG | 40 | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 22 | 81 (2) | Jun 29 | DET | NYM | L,9-16 | CG | 52 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PB | WP | PO | |||
| 23 | 84 (2) | Jul 2 | DET | SFG | L,3-15 | GS | 23 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 24 | 101 (16) | Jul 24 | DET | @ | MIN | W,5-2 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 105 (3) | Jul 28 | DET | LAA | L,7-12 | CG | 45 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PB | WP | PO | |||
| 26 | 111 (5) | Aug 4 | DET | TEX | L,2-5 | CG | 41 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26gm | 219.0 | 141 | 17 | 2 | 160 | 3 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||
| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 | May 27 | DET | BOS | L,3-6 | CG | 39 | 9.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |||
| 2 | 74 (23) | Jun 21 | DET | @ | LAD | L,1-6 | CG | 39 | 8.0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |||
| 3 | 87 (12) | Jul 5 | DET | @ | LAA | L,0-1 | CG | 31 | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 4 | 92 (4) | Jul 10 | DET | @ | KCR | W,2-1 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | 99 (6) | Jul 22 | DET | @ | MIN | W,8-2 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | 108 (8) | Jul 31 | DET | LAA | W,3-2 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 6gm | 52.0 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 48 | 4 | ||||||||
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