J. D. Martinez Quotes

I try to be as quiet as I can at the plate, but still aggressive.

Hitting is an art, but not an exact science.

I just try to make contact with the ball. It's obvious that I like to swing the bat. I'm not thinking of taking a lot of pitches.

I try to think shorter swing with two strikes. That's how I was raised and taught the game of baseball.

It would be useless for any player to attempt to explain successful batting.

I consider myself a line drive hitter with power. I just try to put my best swing on the ball every time.

I have to go with the approach I had in Triple-A. I need to take a lot of those fastballs I am seeing to left field. Also must gear up for the changeup and take them up the middle.

Joe Torre would tell you to make sure you can hit the ball on the outside part of the plate.

There has always been a saying in baseball that you can't make a hitter, but I think you can improve a hitter. More than you can improve a fielder. More mistakes are made hitting than in any other part of the game.

The fellows that I played with encouraged me to bunt and beat the ball out. I was anxious to make good and did as I was told. When I came to Brooklyn, I adopted an altogether different style of hitting. I stood flat-footed at the plate and slugged. That was my natural style.

If a pitcher makes a mistake inside, I'm going to hit it.

I've always loved hitting, and even as a kid, I always hit.

I'm pretty close to Miguel Cabrera. We are such different hitters, but at the same time, we're pretty close because we both like to hit the ball middle-away.

The biggest thing is, you don't hit the good sliders; you just hit the mistakes. That's what my thing has always been: Just keep hunting mistakes.

Hitting is not an exact science.

You never want to lose a strength, but I've also got to try and be a complete hitter.

I see myself as a line-drive hitter first.

I love to talk about hitting. It's a passion of mine.

Yeah, if I see a ball in the zone then I'll try to put a good swing on it.

Major league hitters have more power. But Japanese hitters are very good at making contact. I don't like either.

There is no doubt that because I am a switch hitter I have one of the best offensive advantages that a hitter can have.

I used to lead off when I was a rookie. I've always been able to bunt.

Hitting is business. With two strikes you really protect that plate.

It's only a hitch when you're in a slump. When you're hitting the ball its called rhythm.

There's nobody as sexy as Robinson Cano in the box. I had a coach, Chris Sheff, who always told me to be as sexy as you can in the box.