BOSTON, MA - AUGUST 18: J.D. Martinez #28 of the Boston Red Sox looks on during the first inning of a game against the Philadelphia Phillies on August 18, 2020 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. The 2020 season had been postponed since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)
Red Sox DH J.D. Martinez will not opt-out to test free agency.
J.D. Martinez is staying with the Boston Red Sox. MLB Network’s Jon Heyman reports that the veteran designated hitter will not exercise the opt-out clause in his contract which would have allowed him to hit the free-agent market this offseason.