Boston’s JD Martinez sprains ankle by stumbling over base

Published October 3, 2021 6:49 PM

By HOWARD FENDRICH
AP Sports Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox slugger J.D. Martinez has left the team’s regular-season finale against the Washington Nationals in the sixth inning with a sprained left ankle. Martinez is usually a designated hitter but was playing right field in an NL park. Boston replaced him with a pinch-hitter in the top of the sixth, and Hunter Renfroe moved from center field to right in the bottom half. Martinez began Sunday with a .286 average, an AL-leading 42 doubles, 28 homers and 99 RBIs. The Red Sox went into the day tied for the top AL wild-card spot with the New York Yankees.

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