Have you been paying attention to the playoffs this year? In case you haven’t, the World Series
started last night and former Phillies “utility man extraordinaire” Michael Martinez is on the roster of the Cleveland Indians.
That’s right. I’ll say it again.
Michael Martinez is PLAYING in the World Series.
We remember Martinez on the 2011, record-breaking Phillies club as a world-class defensive utility man who played all three outfield spots, as well as some second and third base. Here we are in 2016 – five years and four team switches (second stint with Cleveland) later – and Michael Martinez is the last former Phillies player from the 2007-11 era alive in the playoffs.