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Sharks In The Pros: End-Of-Year Update
Former Nova Southeastern University baseball players are excelling at the games highest level. Read about each player below:
J.D. Martinez – Detroit Tigers
Martinez continued the breakout success that he carried over from his 2014 season, excelling both at the plate and in the field. Martinez finished the season with career highs in nearly every offensive category, totaling 33 doubles and team highs in games played (158), home runs (38) and runs batted in (102), with a .282 average/.344 on-base/.535 slugging. On November 12, the Detroit chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America named him 2015 Tiger of the Year, earning 19 of 22 first-place votes. Later that same night, Martinez was rewarded for his impressive hitting with his first career Silver Slugger. On November 19, he appeared on an MVP ballot for the first time in his career, receiving eight total votes, with one as high as sixth place, to put him 15th in the overall voting. He is one of just nine players to have at least 30 doubles and 20 homers in each of the last two seasons, and one of just six to slug at least .530 in the same span. Martinez and Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are the only two outfielders to total at least 60 home runs and 60 doubles between 2014 and 2015. He also displayed prowess with the glove, ranking second among all outfielders in both outfield assists and fielding percentage and being named as a Gold Glove finalist among American League right-fielders.
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