JUST IN: Designated hitter J.D. Martinez has reportedly agreed to a $10 million, one-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to a person familiar with the negotiations.
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.Designated hitter J.D. Martinez and the Los Angeles Dodgers are in agreement on a one-year, $10 million contract, sources familiar with the deal tell ESPN.
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