Russell Martin
- #55 | C/3B BatsR ThrowsR
- Height5-10
- Weight210
- Los Angeles Dodgers
- Age27
- Experience 4 years
- Salary $3,900,000
- BirthplaceEast York, Ontario
With Wade still hurting, questions still lingering
Dodgers Blog | Los Angeles Times — Bulked up Russell Martin, down with a strained groin. Clean-shaven Casey Blake, down with a strained rib-cage muscle. Cory Wade, down with a sore shoulder. Wait … Wade’s out with a sore shoulder? Isn’t this how we left him last August? None of the injuries are considered serious, though Martin could be out six weeks. The most troublesome injury, however, could prove to be Wade’s. Wade was the surprise of 2008, a rookie who had never pitched above Double A, claiming the setup role after Takashi Saito went on the disabled list in mid-July. Wade finished his rookie season 2-1...
Los Angeles Dodgers 21 hours agoAnd The Dominoes Begin To Fall
Sons of Steve Garvey — Yesterday, we were hoping that AJ Ellis would be able to fill the big shoes of Russell Martin, with Martin out for four to six weeks thanks to a groin pull. Monday, the injury bug continued to bite our Dodgers, who lost both Casey Blake (strained rib cage) and Cory Wade (shoulder; two weeks): SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- A day after losing catcher Russell Martin for four to six weeks with a pulled groin muscle, the Dodgers saw third baseman Casey Blake come out of Monday's exhibition game against the Giants with a strained rib-cage muscle. The injury was believed by the club to be minor, but it c...
Los Angeles Dodgers 23 hours agoDodgers pitchers like what they see from Ellis
Los Angeles Daily News — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Russell Martin's replacement as Dodgers catcher is a little-known guy named A.J. Ellis, an 18 th-round draft pick out of Austin Peay.
Los Angeles Dodgers March 9, 2010The LA Dodgers Present: The Hurt Locker, Starring Russell Martin
Sons of Steve Garvey — A month before opening day, and the Dodgers are already looking like Academy Award winners! Unfortunately, instead of things looking Up, they're resembling a Hurt Locker room, with Russell Martin being the first to go down with what was revealed last night as a pulled groin: GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Russell Martin probably will miss the start of the season after being diagnosed with a pulled right groin Sunday. He is expected to be out of action for four to six weeks, after which he might need a minor league rehabilitation assignment before rejoining the Dodgers. The...
Los Angeles Dodgers March 8, 2010A.J. Ellis' alarm goes off (as imagined by me)
Dodgers Thoughts | ESPN Los Angeles — US Presswire A.J. Ellis I'm up. I'm awake. I'm the starting catcher of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Dodgers at Giants, 12:05 p.m. Today's Lineup Rafael Furcal, SS Matt Kemp, CF Andre Ethier, RF Manny Ramirez, DH James Loney, 1B Casey Blake, 3B Blake DeWitt, 2B Reed Johnson, LF A.J. Ellis, C (Chad Billingsley, P) I don't know what's going to happen in the future. Russell Martin, it seems, will probably be out past Opening Day – though these things are unpredictable. The fans and the media are assuming the worst, but you never know when good fortune will blindside them. And it would be...
Los Angeles Dodgers March 8, 2010Don't expect Dodgers to trade for catching help
Dodgers Blog | Los Angeles Times — Now the question becomes: Do the Dodgers need to trade or sign another catcher to get through Russell Martin’s groin injury? The injury is expected to keep Martin out four to six weeks. If it turns out to be six, it means he misses the first two weeks of the season. If that’s the length of his absence, making a trade seems unlikely and unwise. You don’t give up a young player to plug a two-week hole. And, really, there is no catcher of significance left who’s a free agent. The only free-agent catcher of any renown is Paul Bako,...
Los Angeles Dodgers March 8, 2010Dodgers' Russell Martin out with strained groin
Los Angeles Times — The catcher is expected to miss four to six weeks but says his goal is to be back in time for the season-opener April 5. Russell Martin acted as if nothing was wrong as he walked into the Dodgers' clubhouse Sunday morning, saying the MRI exam he underwent the previous day showed that he had nothing more than "a little strain" in his right groin.
Los Angeles Dodgers March 7, 2010Dodgers catcher Martin expected to miss up to six weeks with pulled groin
Los Angeles Daily News — GLENDALE, Ariz. - Dodgers catcher Russell Martin is expected to miss Opening Day after an MRI revealed a pulled groin.
Los Angeles Dodgers March 7, 2010Martin to Miss Opening Day
Sons of Steve Garvey — Well, this is a fine start to spring training. From @dylanohernandez: Torre: Martin out 4-6 wks. Will probably miss opening day. Martin will be replaced on the big-league roster by AJ Ellis. UPDATE: From @molly_knight: Martin very surprised by the significance of the injury. UPDATE: Another update from Molly: [Martin] is in the weight room working his upper body. Torre doesn't know whether 4 to 6 weeks means back to rehab or back to games. Hey Russell, you just hit the DL. How about RESTING for a second? UPDATE: From Dylan: Russell Martin said he intends to be ready for opening day. An...
Los Angeles Dodgers March 7, 201085toppsajellis
Mike Scioscia's tragic illness — Obviously, today’s big news is that Russell Martin is going to miss 4-6 weeks with his hip/abdomen/groin/thorax/torso/whatever problem. That number’s likely to change; we don’t know if that means he’s going to require surgery or just rehab, and Joe Torre himself says that he doesn’t know if that timeline is for Martin to be ready [...]
Los Angeles Dodgers March 7, 2010-
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Matt Kemp
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Russell Martin
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Andre Ethier
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Jonathan Broxton
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Cory Wade
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Casey Blake
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Blake DeWitt
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