Russell Martin
C FA
Sat 4/21/18 10:16 AM

Martin is out of the lineup against the Yankees on Saturday, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet.ca reports.
EDGE Analysis
Luke Maile will handle to catching duties and bat sixth in the order in Martin's place. During Friday's victory, Martin went 1-for-4 with a double and two runs scored.

Russell Martin
C FA
Thu 4/19/18 3:20 PM

Martin is out of the lineup against the Yankees on Thursday, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet.ca reports.
EDGE Analysis
Martin will take a seat after going 0-for-3 with a pair of walks and one run scored during Wednesday's win over Kansas City. In his place, Luke Maile will catch and bat eighth.

Russell Martin
C FA
Tue 4/17/18 6:28 PM

Martin is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Royals, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.
EDGE Analysis
Martin will head to the bench for a breather after catching all nine innings and going 0-for-3 with a pair of walks in Game 1 of Tuesday's twin bill. Luke Maile will takeover behind the dish and hit eighth for Game 2.

Russell Martin
C FA
Wed 4/11/18 4:21 PM

Martin is out of the lineup against the Orioles on Wednesday, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.
EDGE Analysis
Martin will head to the bench following a pair of starts behind the plate, going 0-for-7 with three strikeouts during the first two games of this series. Luke Maile will catch and bat eighth for Wednesday's contest.

Russell Martin
C FA
Sun 4/8/18 1:11 PM

Martin is out of the lineup Sunday against the Rangers.
EDGE Analysis
It looks to be a routine off day for the veteran after he started the Blue Jays' last three games behind the plate. Luke Maile will step in to catch for Toronto starter Jaime Garcia in the series finale.

Russell Martin
C FA
Sat 4/7/18 1:58 AM

Martin went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and three RBI in Toronto's 8-5 victory over Texas on Friday.
EDGE Analysis
Martin got off to a slow start but now has two homers in his last three games and a .943 OPS through 19 at-bats. He's probably never going to hit for an especially high average at this point in his career but he's always been a solid on-base percentage guy, so he should continue to provide enhanced value in leagues that reward OBP. Owners will also hope his recent show of power is a sign that he's on his way to recapturing the form of his 20-homer campaigns of 2015-16 after he had just 13 last season.

Russell Martin
C FA
Tue 4/3/18 3:40 PM

Martin is not in the lineup Tuesday against the White Sox, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.
EDGE Analysis
The 35-year-old belted his first homer of the season Monday, but he only has two hits to start the campaign. Martin will ride the pine for the second time this year, allowing Luke Maile to grab a start behind the dish.

Russell Martin
C FA
Sat 3/31/18 12:25 PM

Martin is not in the lineup against the Yankees on Saturday, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet.ca reports.
EDGE Analysis
Martin will get the day off after starting the first two games of the season behind the plate. In his place, Luke Maile will catch Marco Estrada and bat eighth in the order.

Russell Martin
C FA
Thu 2/22/18 3:35 PM

Martin worked on adding muscle in the offseason to assure his body won't break down this season, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.
EDGE Analysis
Martin, who recently turned 35, is looking to bounce back from an injury-filled 2017 campaign that saw him appear in a career-low 91 games. With no proven backup to share time with -- Luke Maile, who is slated to open the year as the team's No. 2 option behind the dish, posted a brutal .407 OPS in 136 plate appearances last season -- the Blue Jays are once again expected to rely heavily on Martin, assuming his body is able to hold up. Depending on how Martin feels throughout camp, and how Maile performs, Toronto could still choose to limit the veteran's playing time, as his best season in recent years came when he played just 111 games with the Pirates in 2014.

Russell Martin
C FA
Sun 10/1/17 1:15 PM

Martin isn't in the lineup Sunday against the Yankees.
EDGE Analysis
Martin will head to the bench for Sunday's season finale while Miguel Montero fills in behind the dish. Martin missed much of the month of September with an oblique injury and was only able to play in 10 games, over which he hit just .206 with a .691 OPS.