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Russell Martin

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Baseball Player

The Resume

    (February 15, 1983- )
    Born in East York, Ontario, Canada
    Catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers (2006- )
    National League Gold Glove Award winner (2007)
    National League Silver Slugger Award winner (2007)

Why he might be annoying:

    He has three middle names.
    He passed on the chance to play for Canada at the 2006 World Baseball Classic.
    He admits he hated living in Paris as a result of the European game systems being different then North American systems.
    Despite his status as can't miss prospect, the Dodgers traded for another catching prospect in Dionner Navarro (2004).
    Some French Canadian analysts like to jazz up his surname to make it sound more French.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was a natural athlete, excelling in both hockey and baseball.
    He is the third catcher in MLB history to guide his team into the playoffs as a rookie (2006).
    He is the first Canadian born player to start in an MLB All-Star Game (2007).
    He set a new Dodgers franchise record for most steals by a catcher in a single season.
    He is bi-racial, born to an African Canadian father and a caucasian mother.

Credit: Ricky


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 13 Votes: 23.08% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 58 Votes: 65.52% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 53 Votes: 66.04% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 41 Votes: 63.41% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 49 Votes: 73.47% Annoying