Victor Martinez, the 39-year-old designated hitter, is retiring after the 2018 season. Free Press sports writer Ryan Ford takes a look at his career. Wochit
The day I first met Victor Martinez, I forgot what I wanted to say.
It was four years ago, inside the cramped home clubhouse at Joker Marchant Stadium, and I was there as a pinch-hitting baseball reporter to cover spring training for a week.
On my first day in Lakeland, Fla., I drove from the Residence Inn to Joker Marchant Stadium twice, just to make sure I knew the way.