J.D. Martinez was a Marlins fan during the height of the franchise when the team won the World Series in 1997 and 2003. But, in a conversation with WEEI’s Rob Bradford, he imagines that he wouldn’t have looked at the team the same way if he was growing up in Miami now, where the Marlins haven’t had a winning season since 2009.
“Generations are not going to experience baseball in all these places because their teams aren’t relevant,” Martinez told WEEI. “There is no interest. Kids want to see relevant teams. An adult might say, ‘OK, we’re rebuilding, and it’s going to be OK.