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J.D. Martinez wins Nationwide League Participant of the 7 days
« on: October 13, 2017, 06:45:04 pm »
For the instant consecutive 7 days, Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder J.D. Martinez includes been called the Countrywide League Participant of the 7 days for the period of time finishing September 17th.  The announcement was generated preceding presently upon MLB Community.Martinez batted .435 (10-for-23) with 8 operates scored, 3 doubles, 3 house operates and 6 RBI higher than 6 video games performed in the direction of declare his 6th occupation Participant of the 7 days Award.  J.D., who attained weekly honors 2 times previous this year with the Detroit Tigers (May well 21st  July 16th), is the initial participant considering the fact that MLB started awarding Participant of the 7 days inside 1973 (1975 in just the AL) in direction of assert 4 weekly awards within just a one period.  Within just addition, Martinez is simply just the instant participant towards get a weekly award within each and every league within just the very same time, becoming a member of Carlos Beltrán, who finished the feat inside 2004 for the Kansas Metropolis Royals and the Houston Astros, who ended up then a member of the Senior Circuit Randall Delgado Shirt.  Involving NL leaders, Martinez accomplished the 7 days 1st inside of slugging share (.957) and over-all bases (22); tied for initial within just hits and further-foundation hits (6); tied for minute in just operates scored and dwelling operates; fourth inside batting regular; tied for fourth in just doubles; and 7th in just upon-foundation share (.480). This is Arizona's 3rd NL Participant of the 7 days Award this year Zack Godley Shirt, after J.D.'s past honor and All-Star teammate Jake Lamb, who gained for the period of time finishing May well 21st.Upon Thursday versus the Colorado Rockies at Chase Business Brandon Drury Shirt, the 30-calendar year-previous went 2-for-4 with a few of operates scored and a solo household work.  With the effective contest, Martinez tallied at minimum just one RBI within just each and every of his very last 7 video games courting again in direction of September 8th.  In accordance in direction of the Elias Sports activities Bureau, his innovative streak was the longest fast paced streak inside the Majors, as nicely as the 3rd-longest streak in just Club background.  Luis Gonzalez (June 2002) and J.D.'s All-Star teammate Paul Goldschmidt (June 2013) revealed 8-sport streaks in direction of percentage the employees history.  Previously mentioned a 12-sport span towards September 1st-14th, Martinez strike .451 (23-for-51) with 18 operates scored, 10 homers and 20 RBI.  The instantly-passed-hitting slugger grew to become the 5th participant in just MLB historical past in direction of article that lots of operates, homers and RBI throughout a 12-recreation extend, signing up for Corridor of Famers Hank Greenberg (1940), Willie Mays (1958) and Frank Robinson (1962), as effectively as Bryce Harper (2015).  Within just Arizona's supreme activity of the interval upon Sunday from the San Francisco Giants at ATT Park, Martinez notched his fourth multi-strike video game of the 7 days, which includes his 40th spherical-tripper upon the time.  For each Elias, the 2015 AL All-Star grew to become the 5th participant inside of Baseball historical past towards posting a 40-homer period When actively playing for several groups, signing up for Greg Vaughn in just 1996 (Milwaukee Brewers/San Diego Padres), Mark McGwire within just 1997 (Oakland Sports activities/St. Louis Cardinals), David Justice within 2000 (Cleveland Indians/Clean York Yankees) and Adam Dunn inside 2008 (Cincinnati Reds and Arizona).  Getting into participate in presently, J.D. contains recorded 40 house operates, 90 RBI and 50 walks upon the period, totals accomplished just as a result of fellow sluggers Giancarlo Stanton (54 HR, 113 RBI, 77 BB) of the Miami Marlins and Aaron Decide (43, 96, 115) of the Fresh new York Yankees.