Boston Red Sox slugger J.D. Martinez decided Monday not to opt out of his contract that has three years and $62.5 million remaining, agent Scott Boras told The Boston Globe. Martinez has been an All-Star in each of his two seasons with the Red Sox and has 153 extra-base hits during the span. Martinez signed a five-year, $110 million deal with the Red Sox during spring training in 2018 — an offseason in which teams were slow to pursue high-priced free agents. He has a career batting average of .294 in 1,068 games while playing for the Houston Astros (2011-13), Tigers (2014-17), Diamondbacks and Red Sox.

Source: National Post November 04, 2019 23:37 UTC