Former Dodgers catcher Russell Martin was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Corridor of Fame on Saturday in Ontario.
Zach Worden at SportsNet had extra on the ceremony:
“It's the best honor now we have in Canadian baseball. It's overwhelming, a bit bit,” Martin mentioned earlier than the ceremony in St. Marys, Ont. “I simply take into consideration the journey that baseball has taken in my life. From a child, to Little League ball, to highschool, to junior faculty, to the draft, to the minor leagues, to having a profession within the massive leagues. 14 years glided by (snap).”
Martin was drafted by the Dodgers within the seventeenth spherical in 2002, reached the majors in 2006 and performed the primary 5 years of his profession in Los Angeles, making two of his 4 All-Star groups. He additionally gained a Gold Glove and Silver Slugger as a catcher in 2007.
Martin completed his profession again with the Dodgers in 2019. His groups made the postseason in 10 of his 14 seasons.
Outdated good friend Steve Dittmore, who has written many issues for this web site, has a ebook popping out later this yr or probably as early as 2025! It’s a biography of former Dodgers infielder and longtime coach Jim Gilliam.
Extra on the ebook, “Jim Gilliam: The Forgotten Dodger” right here.
