Waiver Wire Fliers: Replacing Red Sox Catcher Victor Martinez
Victor Martinez was hit with two foul tipped balls on Sunday, the first off of Pablo Sandoval’s bat in the second inning, then off the bat of Andres Torres in the third, which broke a bone in the tip of V-Mart’s left thumb. The Red Sox initially hoped Martinez could avoid a DL stint, but after re-evaluating the injury on Monday, they decided to shelf the three-time All-Star until after the All-Star Break. During a season in which catchers have been widely ineffective (only three rank in Yahoo’s top 200), Victor Martinez has been one of the few standouts, batting .289 with nine homers and 38 RBI...
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
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