A few minutes of talking to former Toronto Blue Jays star receiver, Russell Martin, on the stunning St. Louis fairway. George’s golf club in Toronto is enough to understand that Quebecer has no regrets that it has officially returned the page to its popularity. Major League Baseball (MLB) career just over a week ago.
The Toronto native hasn’t played baseball in three years, but he’s still busy. The parents of the two little girls, he and his wife will meet the third in August. The main interested party has also launched into the business world with its own alcoholic beverage company, Sailingand has fallen in love with golf since removing his baseball equipment at the end of the 2019 season.
So yes, it gave him a little twinge to finally officially say goodbye to the sport he’s been doing full time for years, but no, he has nothing to regret.
I enjoy lifehe let go in the middle of the conversation.
I have a competitive spirit and golf fills the little gap I have because I no longer play baseball. It’s a competition against yourself, golf, and I like this sport. Every day is a new field triphe continued.
Russell Martin had no idea how his major league career would end. If he takes care, he returns to the game for a 15e season, but the pandemic came to thwart his plans.
My last season, in 2019, I didn’t know it was going to be my last, actually. The COVID era, in 2020, I told myself this, I’ll take it off. Playing baseball without spectators on the stands is not something I am interested in. So I took a sabbatical year (at age 37), then the sabbatical became two, then three years.
The receiver, who rose to fame in Toronto for four seasons from 2015 to 2018, therefore resigned himself on May 28 to announce his retirement via publication on his Instagram account. He thanked his family and friends, the teams he played for, the team staff as well as their supporters.
Overall, Russell Martin has played 14 seasons in major league baseball, establishing himself as one of the best receivers of his generation and one of the greatest baseball players trained in Canada. He played most of his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who drafted him, and he had some of his greatest success with the Blue Jays, winning division championships in 2015 and 2016.
” I remember being like 19 years old [que les Blue Jays] didn’t make it to the playoffs and with the addition of Josh Donaldson, we kinda inspired the city and country for baseball. I’m really proud to be a part of it. “
Toronto was the team I watched when I was a kid. The teams in 1992 and 1993, when they won the World Series two years in a row, marked my youth. I’m glad I can [jouer pour eux] with my friends and family. The Blue Jays are also a Canadian team. From the east coast to the west, we have fans anywhere and then it was really special as a time of my life.
However, don’t believe that Russell Martin was moved to remember the good moments of his career.
I’m not a back-thiking guy. I live more every day, but when I talk to my friends or relatives, they tell me what marks them and what they remember about my career and of course when I think about it, I have experienced the incredible things. I brought things to life, not just for me, but for everyone who followed my career.
Although very busy, one still does not lose sight of the fact that his club of hearts is about to blow out 40 candles. This edition of the Blue Jays, along with Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bo Bichette and a great group of veterans, has what it takes, he said, to simulate the frenzy that grips the country while playing for the crew. .
They have a club for [faire de très grandes choses]. They still have a lot of games left, but one thing is for sure they will fun watch. They have fun playing. You see, they are smiling. You see they were happy and made baseball for that. I wish them the biggest success and I think they have a club for it. They have it all. They have starters, batting power, etc. They have a good club. I wish them many wins and maybe a World Series this year!
In addition to the Dodgers and Blue Jays, Russell Martin also played for the New York Yankees (2011-2012) and Pittsburgh Pirates (2013-2014). He finished his career with 1693 games played, 1416 hits and 771 home runs. He was named four times in the All-Star Game, in addition to winning, in 2007, a Gold Glove, awarded to the player who presented himself the most defensively in his position, and a Silver Stick, awarded to the best that player. offensive in every position.
Source: Radio-Canada
