Since Victor Martinez confirmed last week that this was, as everyone expected, his final season in the major leagues, tributes to a fine career are starting to trickle in. It’s also a time to reassess his eight years in Detroit, specifically. While there was some good, and some...WAIT. VICTOR MARTINEZ BUNT SINGLE AGAINST THE SHIFT Y’ALL!!!
That’s right. He did it again. With one out in the sixth inning, and the full shift in effect, Martinez took a soft sinker from Kyle Hendricks on the outer half of the plate and smoothly bunted it out toward third base for a single.