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Russell Martin is a Canadian professional baseball player with an estimated net worth of $35 million.
Russell Martin played for the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce and Polyvalente Édouard-Montpetit's baseball team. In junior college, he took a scholarship at Chipola College. He was chosen by the Montreal Expos as a 35th round pick during the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft but he opted not to sign with the team. Two years later, he was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers as a 17th round of the drafting process.
He became a professional baseball player when he joined the Gulf Coast Dodgers. Martin has played with several minor league teams such as Ogden Raptors, Class A South Georgia Waves, Vero Beach Dodgers, Scottsdale Scorpions, and Triple-A Las Vegas 51s.
Martin eventually played for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2006. During his stint for the team, he received the Gold Glove, Tip O' Neill and Silver Slugger award in 2007. After four years with the Dodgers, he moved to New York Yankees in 2011.
In the span of 133 games for the Yankees, he hit .211 with 21 home runs, and 53 RBI. Martin left the team for Pittsburgh Pirates in 2012. After a brief stay with the team, he transferred to Toronto Blue Jays in 2015.
Russell Nathan Coltrane Jeanson Martin, Jr. was born on February 15, 1983 in East York, Ontario.
Earnings & Financial Data
Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
---|---|---|---|
2014 |
Salary |
Salary from Toronto Blue Jays |
$7,000,000 |
2014 |
Contract |
Contract with Toronto Blue Jays |
$82,000,000 |
2013 |
Salary |
Salary from Pittsburgh Pirates |
$8,500,000 |
2012 |
Contract |
Contract with Pittsburgh Pirates |
$17,000,000 |
2012 |
Signing Bonus |
Signing bonus from Pittsburgh Pirates |
$2,000,000 |
2012 |
Salary |
Salary from Pittsburgh Pirates |
$6,500,000 |
2011 |
Salary |
Salary from New York Yankees |
$7,500,000 |
2011 |
Contract |
Contract with New York Yankees |
$7,500,000 |
2010 |
Contract |
Contract with New York Yankees |
$4,000,000 |
2010 |
Salary |
Salary from New York Yankees |
$4,000,000 |
2009 |
Contract |
Contract with Los Angeles Dodgers |
$5,000,000 |
2009 |
Salary |
Salary from Los Angeles Dodgers |
$5,000,000 |
2008 |
Salary |
Salary from Los Angeles Dodgers |
$3,900,000 |
2008 |
Contract |
Contract with Los Angeles Dodgers |
$3,900,000 |
2007 |
Salary |
Salary from Los Angeles Dodgers |
$500,000 |
2007 |
Contract |
Contract with Los Angeles Dodgers |
$500,000 |
2006 |
Contract |
Contract with Los Angeles Dodgers |
$387,000 |
2006 |
Salary |
Salary from Los Angeles Dodgers |
$387,000 |
2002 |
Contract |
Contract with Los Angeles Dodgers |
$300,000 |
2002 |
Salary |
Salary from Los Angeles Dodgers |
$300,000 |