Jorge CastilloMar 31, 2026, 03:38 PM ET
CloseESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024.
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The New York Mets have hired six-time All-Star J.D. Martinez as a special assistant to baseball operations, the team announced Tuesday, two years after Martinez joined the organization as a player.
Martinez, 38, has not announced his retirement, but he has not played since the 2024 season when he appeared in 120 games for the Mets and served as a clubhouse leader for a team that made an unexpected run to the National League Championship Series. He batted .235 with 16 home runs and a .725 OPS as the team’s primary designated hitter.
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A three-time Silver Slugger winner, Martinez won the 2018 World Series with the Boston Red Sox and finished fourth in American League MVP voting that season. He batted .283 with 331 home runs and an .863 OPS in 1,642 games across 14 major league seasons for the Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers and Mets.
In addition to Martinez, Hall of Fame outfielder Carlos Beltran, who spent seven seasons with the Mets, is a special assistant to president of baseball operations David Stearns.