Jose Martinez, the effervescent first baseman, is among the league leaders in smiles. And he just thwacks with his hacks. So here are 38 fun reasons to enjoy the Cardinals’ No. 38.
1. He currently leads the club in batting average (.339) and RBIs (15).
2. And Martinez is second in on-base percentage (.429), total bases (33) and slugging (.529), and that’s behind the suddenly slugging Greg Garcia, of all players.
3. He is, categorically, one of the nicest humans.
4. You may or may not have heard of this stat, but stick with me here.