Mark Dunphy provides details of the J.D. Martinez contact concerning Martinez’s Lisfranc injury, suffered last spring.
The 30-year-old, who’s missed 85 games in the past two seasons, spent the first month of last season on the disabled list with a sprained Lisfranc ligament. Martinez was sidelined when he caught his spikes in the dirt making a shoestring catch in March. He was able to walk off the field under his own power, but a CT scan revealed that he’d sprained the ligament in the middle of his right foot. The slugger was confined to wearing a cast and cruising around in a scooter for the remainder of spring training.
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons cautions that some athletes never return to their pre-injury level after a Lisfranc injury. That was not the case for Martinez. He was out until May 12, but returned to hit 45 home runs and 104 RBIs in 2017.
The Red Sox placed language in the deal that would protect them if this injury flares up again.
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