By Justin Worsley,
The Detroit Tigers have signed catcher/first baseman Victor Martinez to a four-year, $50 million deal, luring away the four-time All-Star from the Boston Red Sox.
Martinez, 31, received two contract offers from the Red Sox, who he spent the last two seasons with. One was a three-year deal at $36 million, while the other was good for four years and $42 million.
The Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox were also rumored to be in the hunt for Martinez. Martinez made $7.7 million last season.
Martinez, a switch hitter, batted .302 last season, just above his career average of .300, with 20 home runs and 79 RBIs. In Detroit, he will most likely play catcher, where he spent 110 games at last season, and be a mentor for rookie Alex Aliva, who batted only .228 in 104 games.
Detroit, who finished 81-81 last season, has also brought back the core of their team earlier this offseason, re-signing third baseman Brandon Inge and shortstop Jhonny Perlata.
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