Back to the MLB Newsfeed

J.D. Martinez Makes History Monday with Late-Inning Home Runs

Related Topics: J. D. Martinez

Arizona Diamondbacks right fielder J.D. Martinez stepped to the plate in the seventh inning Monday with a nice day already under his belt, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI after two at-bats. However, his day was just beginning.

Martinez led off the seventh with a solo shot, marking his second round-tripper of the day. The Diamondbacks rolled through the order, allowing Martinez to hit again in the eighth, and he proceeded to go deep once again and made it happen again in the ninth inning, becoming the first player in the modern era to hit home runs in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings of the same game, according to the Elias Sports Bureau (via ESPN Stats & Info).