Russell Nathan Jeanson Coltrane Martin Jr. … his father, Russell Sr., is an accomplished saxophone player and played the National Anthem on his saxophone before a Dodgers/Pirates game on September 20, 2006 at Dodger Stadium and at Olympic Stadium prior to a Blue Jays/Reds exhibition contest in 2015… lived in Paris from ages 8-10...Is a graduate of Polyvalente Edouard-Montpetit High School in Montreal, the same high school attended by Eric Gagne… played third base at Chipola Junior College in Marianna, FL...was slated to attend North Carolina State University before being drafted by the Dodgers…selected to play for the Canadian team in the 2000 World Junior Championships...also chosen as a member of Canada's qualifying team for the 2004 Olympic Games…0n June 18, 2009, announced a donation of $600,000 over the next 10 years to the ONE DROP Foundation, whose mission is to fight poverty by supporting access to clean water…originally drafted by the Dodgers in the 17th round of the First-Year Player Draft out of Chipola College. Toronto Blue Jays activated C Russell Martin from the paternity list. Did you know that Russell Martin pitched 1 games at home, had an ERA of 0.00, pitched 1 innings, allowed 0 hits, had 0 earned runs, 0 runs, and 0 home runs, walked 0 batters (0 intentionally), threw 0 wild pitches, hit batters 0 times, and balked 0 times? The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Martin pitched in, specifically relating to his 2019 pitching statistics. He opened the year in a deep slump however, and was only hitting .125 when he hit his first homer of the season. I don't know if he'll (Russell Martin) win ten Gold Gloves, but he has a chance to become that good. Ranked third in the National League with a .360 average with RISP...Hit .343 at PNC Park and reached base safely in 50 of his 53 home games...Threw out 28 runners attempting to steal; ranked 2nd behind San Diego's Rene Rivera (29)...Ranked 1st among NL catchers in OBP (.406), 3rd in batting average (.295) and 4th in RBI (67)...Made 1000th career start at catcher on June 13 at Miami...Recorded 1000th career hit on August 13 at Detroit; a double off Buck Farmer...Was on the disabled list from April 26-May 21 with a left hamstring strain...Missed last two regular season games with tightness in left hamstring...Had a season-high 13-game hitting streak from Sept. 7-22 (17-for-48, .354)...Hit .302 (57-for-189) in 55 games after the All-Star break. Russell Martin pitched in 4 Major League games during the 2019 regular season. All UZR (ultimate zone rating) calculations are provided courtesy of Mitchel Lichtman. Stole his 4th base of the season, June 24 at TB, matching his stolen base total from 2014. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Martin pitched in, specifically relating to his 2019 pitching statistics. Updated: Saturday, October 17, 2020 7:17 AM ET, Park Factors "I'd been trying to convince the Dodgers for two years that they had a little Pudge Rodriguez on their hands. Colorado...Delivered his fourth walkoff hit of the season (eighth career); a 10th-inning single in a 5-4 win vs. Miami on 8/8...Homered in back-to-back games on 8/30-31...Made his 1000th career appearance at catcher on 9/7 at St. Louis...Homered six times in 14 games against the Cardinals. Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent C Russell Martin. 2013 SEASON: Made 120 appearances (117 starts) behind the plate in his first season with the Pirates...Threw out 29 of the 70 runners attempting to steal against him (41%) - the 29 caught stealings ranked first among all Major League catchers...Led National League catchers with a .998 fielding percentage; committed just two errors in 990 total chances...His 3.14 catcher's ERA ranked second among MLB backstops with at least 100 games caught (A.J. Part of the Baseball Almanac Family, Russell Martin 2019 Game by Game Pitching Logs. Pittsburgh Pirates activated C Russell Martin from the 15-day disabled list. biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, detailed fielding Hit the first three-run triple of the season by a big-league catcher on June 12 at BOS, and the 2nd of his career… In 2006, playing for the Dodgers, hit a three-run triple at Colorado…The only other active catcher who has generated a pair of threerun triples in the Majors is Jonathan Lucroy, who did so twice within a span of 10 games in June 2013. Are you a Russell Martin fan? Stats 101; Follow @BaseballAlmanac Find us on Facebook Russell Martin 2019 Game by Game Pitching Logs. In this section Probable Pitchers ... Hit .366 (26-for-71) with a .521 slugging percentage against left-handed pitching, but eight of his 10 home runs came off righties. Strained oblique. Play-by-play data prior to 2002 was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted No matter the situation, it has often been a treat to see Russell Martin on the mound for the Dodgers. On the road, Russell Martin pitched 3 games, had an ERA of 0.00, pitched 3 innings, allowed 2 hits, had 0 earned runs, 0 runs, and 0 home runs, walked 0 batters (0 intentionally), threw 0 wild pitches, hit batters 0 times, and balked 0 times. Threw out 26 percent of the baserunners attempting to steal on him (25-for-96). update=copyright.getFullYear(); Russell Martin All-Star Stats. All Rights Reserved by Baseball Almanac, Inc.Hosted by Hosting 4 Less. Was selected to represent Toronto for the 86th All-Star Classic in Cincinnati...Marked his 4th selection (2007-2008, 2011), and his 2nd time as a starter (2007 with LAD)...Is the 3rd Blue Jay catcher overall (John Buck-2010, Ernie Whitt-1985) to be selected as an all-star. with three pickoffs...Ranked third among N.L. Left shoulder nerve irratation. Snapped a 0-for-23 streak with a HR in the 2nd inning vs. ATL, April 17…Would later hit his 2nd HR in the 8th inning…It was his 9th career multi-HR game (last: April 9, 2014 at CHC). Los Angeles Dodgers activated C Russell Martin from the 10-day injured list. Finished the season with a caught stealing percentage of 38.4, having thrown out 25 attempted base stealers (65 attempts)… Those 25 CCS ranked 2nd in the AL (McCann-26). for all stats, uniform numbers worn, salary data and other factual He picked an appropriately dramatic moment, the 100th anniversary of the opening of Notes: The Date / Box field has a link to the box score from the game being described. Los Angeles Dodgers transferred C Russell Martin from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list. All Win Expectancy, Leverage Index, Run Expectancy, and Fans Scouting Report data licenced from TangoTiger.com. Video Scores Standings Stats. Recorded an RBI in five straight contests (6-RBI) from July 30-Aug. 4, his longest RBI streak since Aug. 13-20, 2016 (six games, 11-RBI) ... Left the game on Aug. 11 and was placed on the DL from Aug. 12-Sept. 12 with a strained left oblique ... Doubled twice and drove in three runs on Sept. 24 vs. NYY…The 3-RBI tied his season best (also May 29 vs. CIN). Toronto Blue Jays placed C Russell Martin on the 10-day disabled list. by Handedness, 2002 June Amateur Draft - Round: 17, Pick: 19, Overall: 511, Team: Los Angeles Dodgers. Right hip labral tear. He's got a perfect body, sets a perfect target and is really, really quiet back there." Stole home as part of a double steal (7th inning) in game 2 of a DH at WSH on June 2…It marked the 1st time in his career to steal home…Became the first Jay since Brett Lawrie on April 22, 2012 at KC to swipe home. Los Angeles Dodgers activated C Russell Martin from the bereavement list. Recorded 20 home runs in back-to-back seasons for the first time in his career...Hit the a game-winning two-run home run in the 8th inning, Sept. 4 at TB…Was his 9th career home run from the 8th inning on to give his team a lead (3rd with TOR)...Tied the club record for most home runs by a catcher in August with seven...Rod Barajas also hit 7-HR in August, 2009...Collected 22-RBI in August (20 as a catcher)...The 20-RBI tied the club record for most RBI by a TOR-catcher in a single month…Darren Fletcher had 20-RBI in June & August, 1999 & Ernie Whitt recorded 20-RBI in September, 1987...Hit 7-HR with 19-RBI over an 11-game span from Aug. Clubbed his 23rd home run of the season October 2 at TB… Those 23 home runs set a new career high…It was his 22nd HR as a catcher, 2nd most by a catcher in a season in club history (Arencibia, 23 in 2011)… His 46 extra base hits as a catcher this season also rank 2nd in club history behind Arencibia (47-2011). Pittsburgh Pirates placed C Russell Martin on the 15-day disabled list. Check out our. Martin was back as the Yankees' starting catcher at the start of 2012, his position more secure as they had traded top prospect Jesus Montero in return for some pitching in the off-season. Cumulative monthly totals are provided where applicable. and play-by-play data provided by Baseball Info Solutions. Los Angeles Dodgers activated C Russell Martin from the 60-day disabled list. Visit his page for comprehensive Russell Martin Stats, Fantasy & News News. Low back inflammation. If the Date is followed by an asterisk (*), Martin started that game. Where what happened yesterday is being preserved today. 2013 POSTSEASON: Went 5-for-17 (.294) with two home runs and six RBI in six games...Homered twice in the Wild Card Game vs. Cincinnati on 10/1 to become the eighth player in Major League history to hit two home runs as a catcher in a postseason game; that list includes Hall-of-Famers Yogi Berra (1956), Johnny Bench (1976) and Gary Carter (1986)...Also became just the second player in team history to have a multi-homer game in the postseason, joining Bob Robertson, who hit three bombs at San Francisco in Game Two of the 1971 N.L.C.S...Had two RBI in Game Two of the Division Series at St. Louis on 10/4 and another two RBI in Game Three at PNC Park on 10/6...Is the first catcher in MLB history to homer for three different teams in the postseason. by Retrosheet. Ellis led with a 3.05 catcher's ERA)...Also ranked third in the N.L. items-of-interest. Los Angeles Dodgers placed C Russell Martin on the bereavement list. Led the Dodgers in runs batted in (87) and became just the sixth catcher in Dodger history to collect 80 RBI in a season, joining Roy Campanella (6 times), Mike Piazza (5 times), Paul Lo Duca, Joe Ferguson and Bruce Edwards (one time each)...started 143 games behind the plate, tying Mike Piazza (1996) for the franchise record for starts by a catcher...his 145 games caught ranked third behind Piazza (146 in 1993 and 1996)...was voted in as the starting catcher in the All-Star Game at San Francisco, becoming the first Dodger catcher to start the Midsummer Classic since Mike Piazza in 1997...when ballots were initially released, he was more than 140,000 votes behind the first-place catcher but came back to overtake Paul Lo Duca and start at AT&T Park in San Francisco...went 0-for-3 in the contest...became the first Canadian catcher in All-Star history and the shoes he wore during the game were sent to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame...became the third Canadian player to start an All-Star Game, joining Larry Walker (1997-99) and Jason Bay (2006)...was just the third Canadian Dodger to make an All-Star team, joining Eric Gagne and outfielder Grady Rosen, who was selected in 1945 but did not play...was named the Tip O'Neill Award winner at season's end as the top Major League player from Canada...became just the 11th Los Angeles Dodger to drive in 60 runs before the All-Star Break and the first since Jeff Kent, who had 60 RBI at the break in 2005...terrorized left-handers, hitting .357 with a .458 on-base percentage, which is the third-highest OBP by a Dodger in a season vs. lefties since 1974, behind Jimmy Wynn (.488 in 1975) and Mike Piazza (.477 in 1996)...batted .329 (91-for-277) on the road...homered in three consecutive games from May 30-June 1, a Dodger season high...scored a run in eight consecutive games from Aug. 15-23 to tie for a Dodger season high...set a career high and tied a Dodger season high with eight at-bats on April 29 at San Diego...caught all 17 innings of that game...blasted his first career grand slam and second career walk-off homer in the 10th inning on April 21 vs. Pittsburgh...the homer off Shawn Chacon was the 11th walk-off grand slam and the sixth extra-inning grand slam in franchise history...playing in front of about 40 family members and friends on June 19 in his first Major League game in his birth city of Toronto, homered and had two RBI against the Blue Jays...had a season-high 12-game hitting streak from June 21-July 2 where he batted .377 (20-for-53) with 12 RBI...registered his first-career multi-home run game on Aug. 15 against Houston, taking Jason Jennings deep twice...was the first Dodger catcher with a multi-homer game since David Ross on Sept. 14, 2003...won the fan vote on dodgers.com to have his likeness depicted on the Aug. 2 Bobblehead Night, marking the first time in Los Angeles Dodger history that fans decided who would be on a promotional giveaway.