caption bats birth_place debutyear statyear statvalue team image_size position statlabel debutdate birth_date number image article_title debutteam name throws
martínez with the detroit tigers switch ciudad bolívar , venezuela 2002 august 20 , 2015 .303 1,749 198 980 detroit tigers 250px designated hitter / first baseman batting average hits home runs runs batted in september 10 23 december 1978 41 víctor martínez on may 14 , 2014.jpg víctor martínez -lrb- baseball -rrb-
 cleveland indians victor martínez right
víctor martínez -lrb- baseball -rrb-

víctor jesús martínez -lrb- born december 23 , 1978 -rrb- , also known by his nickname `` v-mart '' , is a venezuelan professional baseball designated hitter , catcher and first baseman for the detroit tigers of major league baseball -lrb- mlb -rrb- .
martínez has also played in mlb for the boston red sox and cleveland indians .
martínez is a five-time mlb all-star .
he has won the silver slugger award twice and the edgar martinez award .
