Russell Martin
- #55 | C BatsR ThrowsR
- Height5-10
- Weight210
- Los Angeles Dodgers
- Age27
- Experience 4 years
- Salary $5,050,000
- BirthplaceEast York, Ontario
Dodgers: Some injury updates
Dodgers Blog | Riverside Press-Enterprise — The latest round of injury reports: -- Rafael Furcal has been cleared to begin a rehab assignment and will join triple-A Albuquerque tomorrow. If all goes well, he could rejoin the Dodgers as early as Friday. -- Vicente Padilla was hit on the forearm by a line drive during his Monday rehab assignment with Inland Empire. The team should know more tomorrow on whether that will push back his return to the rotation, tentatively scheduled for Monday in San Diego. -- Russell Martin will have a CT scan today to determine how his injured hip is progressing. The results of that examination will likely ...
Los Angeles Dodgers August 31, 2010Dodger Cogs and Dogs: Edition 12
Dodgers Thoughts | ESPN Los Angeles — Stephen Dunn/Getty ImagesJamey Carroll is on track to lead the Dodgers in walks this season.This Dog Days edition of Dodger Cogs and Dogs is dedicated to Jamey Carroll, who kept the Dodger shortstop position with Rafael Furcal out from looking like the Dodger catcher position with Russell Martin out. Thanks to attrition elsewhere and to his own steady play, I've elevated the 36-year-old Carroll to No. 4 among position players and No. 8 overall, and he might not be done climbing. But of course, that kind of tells the story of the 2010 Dodgers. To take another example, you all know what a big ...
Los Angeles Dodgers August 23, 2010Dodgers add veteran catcher Rod Barajas [Updated]
Dodgers Blog | Los Angeles Times — The Dodgers reinforced their thin catching corps Sunday by acquiring Rod Barajas from the New York Mets for cash considerations. A 12-year veteran from Santa Fe Springs, Barajas was hitting .225 with 12 home runs and 34 RBIs for the Mets. He's a career .237 hitter who will turn 35 next month. With Russell Martin out for the season, the Dodgers have been splitting time behind the plate between rookie A.J. Ellis and 41-year-old Brad Ausmus. The pair is hitting just .183 combined. [Updated at 2:05 p.m.: Barajas is scheduled Tuesday to join the Dodgers in Milwaukee, at which time...
Los Angeles Dodgers August 22, 2010Dodgers acquire catcher Rod Barajas
Dodgers Thoughts | ESPN Los Angeles — The Dodgers have tried to stop the bleeding at their catcher position by acquiring Rod Barajas today from the New York Mets for cash. Here's a brief news story. Barajas, who turns 35 on Sept. 1, had a .263 on-base percentage and .414 slugging percentage in 267 plate appearances with New York this season. The Dodgers, who lost starting catcher Russell Martin for the season Aug. 3 with injuries to his right hip, have been trying to get by with Brad Ausmus and A.J. Ellis., neither of whom have slugging percentages above .250. Barajas has 12 homers this season – more homers than walks (eigh...
Los Angeles Dodgers August 22, 2010JohnsonByAMile
Mike Scioscia's tragic illness — Geez, where to start? For all the blame we’ve heaped on guys like Matt Kemp, Russell Martin, Manny Ramirez, and Jonathan Broxton – much of it deserved, some of it less so - last night was the culimination of about twenty different poor management decisions. Perhaps we’ll go with the obvious, and that’s that the Octavio Dotel [...]
Los Angeles Dodgers August 19, 2010Replacements making Russell Martin's disappointing season look pretty good right now
Dodgers Blog | Los Angeles Times — Now, let’s see, all those of you bemoaning Russell Martin’s production and wanting him outta Dodge on the next train … how do you feel now? It’s been 11 games since Martin went down with his injured hip, and even if his production was seriously disappointing this year (.248, five home runs, 26 RBI), it’s looking pretty decent right now by comparison. Catchers Brad Ausmus and A.J. Ellis are a combined 4-for-37 (.104) with no home runs and one RBI in Martin’s stead. Now, no one realistically expected them to offer improved offense from the catching position, but 11 games...
Los Angeles Dodgers August 16, 2010Could the Dodgers use an Angels catcher?
From the Dugout | Orange County Register — With Russell Martin likely out for the season because of a serious hip injury, the Dodgers are left with Brad Ausmus and A.J. Ellis to catch. Ausmus, 41, is coming off back surgery. I like both those catchers as backups, and maybe they can split the duty the rest of the way, while the Dodgers fight [...]Could the Dodgers use an Angels catcher? is a post from: Angels blog
Los Angeles Angels August 6, 2010Russell Martin might be through in Blue
Los Angeles Times — It wasn't that long ago that the catcher was a fan favorite, but something changed in 2008 and hip injury this week could end his career with Dodgers. He hobbled into a Dodgers clubhouse wearing checkered shorts, cocked baseball cap and a defiant grin, the precocious kid who once caught nothing but love.
Los Angeles Dodgers August 6, 2010DODGERS NOTEBOOK: Martin's injury similar to Bo Jackson's
Los Angeles Daily News — LOS ANGELES - Russell Martin maneuvered his way through the Dodgers clubhouse about an hour before the start of Thursday's game. His teammates offered words of encouragement as he passed by their lockers and used crutches for every step.
Los Angeles Dodgers August 5, 2010Padres 5, Dodgers 0: No runs, few options
Dodgers Blog | Riverside Press-Enterprise — With the Dodgers' injured list mounting -- Rafael Furcal sidelined temporarily, Russell Martin likely done for the year, and Manny Ramirez busy being disabled -- Joe Torre doesn't have a lot of options in trying to find consistency from a struggling offense. The offense was back on mute on Thursday -- blanked 5-0 by San Diego, limited to eight hits by Kevin Correia and four relievers -- but Torre's efforts to stretch what he has available took a new turn. And so, in the ninth inning, outfielder Andre Ethier made his major-league debut at first base. it was only a footnote to a game that featur...
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- New Dodgers catcher Barajas shakes off his nerves Los Angeles Daily News MLB: Newest Dodgers catcher overcomes inauspicious start at home, becomes productive in lineup.
- Dodgers fans, you are all witnesses Los Angeles Times Text messages from press row…Frank and Jamie McCourt finally landed in court this week, but this entire season has been a trial for Dodgers fans. …
- Dodgers' Ausmus, nearing retirement, not sentimental Riverside Press-Enterprise
- New Dodgers catcher Barajas shakes off nerves Los Angeles Daily News Even dreams that come true have their rough spots. Catcher Rod Barajas, a graduate of Santa Fe High School, had one of those moments in the second inning of Monday night's game against the Philadelphia Phillies.
- McCourt reaffirms his claim to Dodgers Orange County Register LOS ANGELES – Former Dodger CEO Jamie McCourt didn't want to take the risk associated with buying the Dodgers six years ago and only started representing herself as a co-owner last summer when her marriage was on the ropes, her estranged husband...