J.D. Martinez leaves Red Sox, reportedly agrees to one year, $10 million deal with Dodgers
BOSTON - Former Boston Red Sox designated hitter J.D. Martinez has reportedly agreed to a deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Martinez, 35, became a free agent at the end of the season. He agreed to a one year, $10 million contract, according to multiple reports.
Martinez will reunite with former Red Sox All-Star Mookie Betts in L.A. They won a World Series together with the Red Sox in 2018.
According to Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe, Martinez will also reunite with his former private hitting coach Robert Von Scoyoc.
Martinez played five years with the Red Sox and made the American League All-Star team in four of those seasons in Boston.
He hit .274 with 16 homers and 62 RBIs last season.
Martinez was selected by Houston in the 20th round of the 2009 amateur draft. The five-time All-Star made his big league debut with the Astros in 2011.
Martinez is a .288 hitter with 282 homers and 899 RBIs in 1,409 career games with four teams.
He had his best year with Boston in 2018, batting .330 with 43 homers and 130 RBIs. He also hit .300 with three homers and 14 RBIs in the postseason that year as the Red Sox won the World Series, beating the Dodgers for the title.
Los Angeles went 111-51 this year and won the NL West for the ninth time in the last 10 seasons. But the Dodgers were upset by the Padres in the NL Division Series.
