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Sharks In The Pros: Midseason Update
Former Nova Southeastern University baseball players are excelling at the game’s highest level. Read up on each player below:
J.D. Martinez – Detroit Tigers
Martinez has continued producing in the heart of the Tigers’ lineup, carrying over the success he experienced in his first two years with the organization. Martinez and the Tigers opened the season in his hometown, facing the Miami Marlins in two games at Marlins Park, where he was returning for the first time since he hit the first home run in the stadium’s history in April of 2014. NSUSharks.com caught up with Martinez there to reflect on his experiences both at NSU and as a professional. He is currently hitting .286, with a .358 on-base percentage and .520 slugging percentage, in addition to 19 double and 12 home runs as the Tigers’ everyday right fielder. Martinez began to heat up in June, in which he was hitting .404 and slugging .614 with nine doubles in just 15 games, but his hot streak was cut short when he broke his right elbow by crashing into the wall in Kansas City’s Kauffman Stadium. He is currently estimated to return by early August. The Tigers celebrated Martinez on Saturday, July 16 with his own bobblehead, given out to the first 10,000 fans through the gates for their game against the Royals.
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