Lakeland, Fla. – Victor Martinez and his family have moved into a sprawling cattle ranch, located between Lakeland and Orlando, upon which he oversees some 600 cattle, including 25 bulls.
It’s a serious operation.
“You’ve got to look for something after baseball, right?” he said after putting in a full day’s work on the back fields at TigerTown Sunday. “Baseball doesn’t last forever.”
Martinez, 38, is doing all he can to make it last at least another two years, or to the end of his contract with the Tigers. And toward that end, he built an impressive weight room at his ranch, which, judging by his bulging biceps and triceps, he’s put to good use.