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• Mets' J.D. Martinez: Getting start at DH

  10/16/2024 • By RotoWire

  Martinez will start at designated hitter and bat sixth Wednesday in Game 3 of the NLCS versus the Dodgers. Jesse Winker was in the DH slot in each of the first two games of the series, but Martinez will get a shot Wednesday against right-hander Walker Buehler. It's Martinez's first start since Game 4 of the NLDS and his fourth start in 10 games this postseason for the Mets.

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• Mets' J.D. Martinez: Expected to be in Game 3 lineup

  10/15/2024 • By RotoWire

  Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said Tuesday that Martinez will likely be in the lineup Wednesday in Game 3 of the NLCS, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports. Jesse Winker started at designated hitter in each of the first two games of the series, going 2-for-6 with a 2:2 K:BB. The Dodgers are slated to start another right-hander, Walker Buehler, in Game 3, but it sounds like Martinez will receive his first start of the series. The veteran is 4-for-14 with three RBI and a 4:2 K:BB so far this postseason.

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• Mets' J.D. Martinez: Starting in Game 2

  10/06/2024 • By RotoWire

  Martinez is starting at DH and batting sixth in Sunday's Game 2 of the NLDS versus Philadelphia. Martinez began Game 1 on the bench but came on as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning and delivered an RBI single. Jesse Winker was the starter at DH in that contest, and he'll move to the bench to begin the second game of the series. Sunday will mark Martinez's second start at DH for the Mets in the postseason, while Winker has started in that role three times.

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• Mets' J.D. Martinez: Starting at DH

  10/02/2024 • By RotoWire

  Martinez will start at designated hitter and bat sixth Wednesday in Game 2 of the National League Wild Card Series against the Brewers, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports. Martinez yielded to Jesse Winker at designated hitter in Game 1, although he came off the bench to deliver a two-run single. The 37-year-old put up just a .368 OPS in September for the Mets.

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• Mets' J.D. Martinez: Absent from Game 1 lineup

  10/01/2024 • By RotoWire

  Martinez is not in the lineup Tuesday for Game 1 of the National League Wild Card Series against the Brewers, Tim Healey of Newsday reports. Martinez saw his playing time cut down the stretch of the regular season as he struggled to a .368 OPS in September. Jesse Winker had similar struggles in the final month but will get a shot at designated hitter in Game 1 versus righty Freddy Peralta.

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