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Mets' J.D. Martinez Blames Giants' Oracle Park for Rejecting Higher Contract Offer

New York Mets slugger J.D. Martinez isn't a fan of San Francisco's Oracle Park.

Martinez, who signed a one-year, $12 million deal with the Mets in free agency, was asked Saturday during his introductory press conference why he turned down a reported $15 million offer from the San Francisco Giants earlier in the offseason.

"It's not the best hitter-friendly park for me," Martinez told reporters of Oracle Park.

He added: "If I go there and I hit .260 with 20 [home runs], people are going to say that I'm old and I'm washed up and I'm kind of done, and [I'll] find myself out of the game.