Boston Red Sox offense rolls again in Toronto: 3 players who led the attack
J.D. Martinez once again
There are no homeruns to talk about or clutch go-ahead hits, but J.D. Martinez still found a way to anchor the Boston Red Sox attack on Wednesday night.
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The American League MVP candidate had three hits on the night to raise his batting average to .332. He also added another RBI to his league leading 98. A Triple-Crown threat, stardom is looking very good on J.D. Martinez, who continues to find a way to impact the offense in different ways.
To go back to a player like Rafael Devers, what Martinez is doing this season is only impacting the young player and other players in the lineup in a positive way. They are feeding off of him and that is what a leader is all about.
David Ortiz knows a little about that and he has been watching Martinez a lot.
"“What he’s doing right now, I’m not surprised about what I’m seeing,” Ortiz said during his appearance on WEEI’s “Ordway, Merloni & Fauria” Wednesday morning. “I noticed that in spring training. I saw him for about three or four days hitting batting practice every day. I walked out of that field like I just saw a ghost. That’s how impressed I was.”"
Martinez is anything but a ghost this season. In fact, he’s more of a demon to opposing pitchers who are having nightmares whenever he steps to the plate.