ST. PETERSBURG -- First it was third base. Then it was shortstop and left field. Now it's a player-manager. Russell Martin is doing a bit of everything this season.
Blue Jays manager John Gibbons has decided to let Martin unofficially manage Toronto's final game of the season. Martin will be responsible for writing the lineup, handling all of the in-game moves and he'll even assume all media responsibilities for the season finale.
Gibbons previously suggested that Martin might be a manager in the making. Nobody thought he was talking about this season, but the veteran catcher turned super-utility man is going to have his chance to call the shots on Sunday vs.