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The St. Louis Cardinals gained cost certainty over the next two seasons by agreeing to a deal with first baseman Jose Martinez.The Cardinals announced Sa ... ay that Martinez signed a two-year extension through the 2020 season.Martinez has been one of Major League Baseball's most pleasant success stories over the past two seasons. He was originally signed by the Chicago White Sox as an international free agent in 2006.After spending 10 seasons in the minors Steve Cishek Jersey , Martinez made his MLB debut in September 2016. He won a starting job for the Cardinals out of spring training the following season, hitting .309/.379/.518 with 14 home runs in 106 games.Martinez led the Cardinals with a .305 batting average and finished second with a .364 on-base percentage in a career-high 152 games last season. He's also been versatile, spending time at first base, right field and left field.Due to Martinez's extended stay in the minors Drew Smyly Jersey , he won't be eligible for free agency until after the 2022 season. His extension with the Cardinals gives him financial security in hispre-arbitration years.The Cardinals continue their excellent offseason after previously trading for PaulGoldschmidtto boost their lineup and signing Andrew Miller to upgrade their bullpen. They are trying to end a three-year playoff drought and build off last season's 88-74 record. Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman trolled Boston Red Sox pitcher Nathan Eovaldi on Instagram Monday, but the Game 3 starter isn't letting it get to him."I still have a job to do," Eovaldi said, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today. "I've got to go out there and pitch my game http://www.redsfanproshop.com/authentic-drew-storen-jersey , and I can't have any distractions."Bregman created an Instagram story that featured the Astros hitting back-to-back-to-back home runs against the pitcher earlier this year when Eovaldi was with the Tampa Bay Rays, although the post has since been deleted.The pitcher remains focused on the upcoming game, while Boston manager Alex Cora questioned the need for extra trash talk."If you need motivation in Game 3 of the ALCS you better check yourself, because you win three more games Scott Feldman Jersey , you go to The Show," Cora said. "And that's what should motivate you. Alex has different ways of motivating himself. And whatever. I'll leave it at that."The teams have split the first two games of the American League Championship Series in Boston, and the series will now shift to Houston for Game 3 Tuesday. Dallas Keuchel will get the ball for the Astros against Eovaldi, who shut down the New York Yankees with seven innings of one-run ball the last round.The 28-year-old produced a 3.33 ERA during the regular season with Boston after just a 4.29 ERA with the Rays.Meanwhile Eugenio Suarez Jersey , Bregman will just hope to see good pitches next game after going 0-for-3 with six walks to start the series.
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