Outfielder J.D. Martinez and the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a one-year deal, multiple media outlets reported Saturday night, Dec. 17.
ESPN and MLB Network reported the deal to be worth $10 million.
Martinez, 35, hit .274 with 16 home runs and 62 RBIs last season in 139 games for the Red Sox. He spent five seasons in Boston, being named an All-Star in four of them while also helping them win the 2018 World Series.
Martinez’s 16 homers marked his fewest in a 162-game season since 2013, when he hit seven with the Houston Astros.
The Red Sox used Martinez purely as a designated hitter last season after he started 35 games in the outfield back in 2021….