Journal Pioneer

Report: Jays ship catcher Russell Martin to Dodgers

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The Toronto Blue Jays are trading catcher Russell Martin to the Los Angeles Dodgers, accoring to several media reports. Martin, from Chelsea, Que., spent the last four seasons with the Blue Jays, batting .225 with 66 home runs and 211 runs batted in over that span.

Martin and was part of the Blue Jays team that went to back-toback American League Championsh­ip Series in 2015 and 2016.

The four-time all-star is going back to the team he broke into the major leagues with. Martin played for the Dodgers from 2006-10.

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