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Russell Martin

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1983 (41 years old)

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East York, Ontario

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Catcher

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Russell Nathan Coltrane Jeanson Martin Jr. (born February 15, 1983) is a Canadian professional baseball catcher who is a free agent.
He also has played for the New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates and Toronto Blue Jays, and is a four-time MLB All-Star. In 2007, Martin won the Gold Glove Award and Silver Slugger Award.
Martin became the everyday catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers immediately upon his MLB debut in 2006, and continued in that role for nearly five years. His offensive and defensive performance earned wide accolades during his first three years, but they diminished significantly in 2009 and 2010; Martin spent the last two months of 2010 on the disabled list. After the Dodgers declined to offer him arbitration in 2011, he signed with the Yankees and succeeded Jorge Posada as the Yankees' everyday catcher.
In November 2012, Martin signed a two-year free agent contract with the Pirates and took over the team's everyday catcher duties. Following the 2014 season, he signed a five-year, $82 million contract with his hometown Blue Jays.
On January 11, 2019, the Blue Jays traded Martin to the Dodgers for prospects Ronny Brito and Andrew Sopko.
Martin made his MLB debut May 5, 2006, for the Los Angeles Dodgers.


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MLB All Star
2015

Toronto Blue Jays

MLB All Star
2011

Toronto Blue Jays

MLB All Star
2008

Toronto Blue Jays

MLB All Star
2007

Toronto Blue Jays

Rawlings Gold Glove Award
2007

Toronto Blue Jays

Silver Slugger Award
2007

Toronto Blue Jays


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