Jose Martinez can earn $1M in bonuses with Cardinals

By: The Associated Press Posted: 10:18 AM CST Monday, Feb. 25, 2019 Last Modified: 12:27 PM CST Monday, Feb. 25, 2019

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JUPITER, Fla. - Jose Martinez can earn $1 million in performance bonuses for plate appearances in the second season of his contract with the St. Louis Cardinals.

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JUPITER, Fla. - Jose Martinez can earn $1 million in performance bonuses for plate appearances in the second season of his contract with the St. Louis Cardinals.

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JUPITER, Fla. – Jose Martinez can earn $1 million in performance bonuses for plate appearances in the second season of his contract with the St. Louis Cardinals.

Martinez agreed Saturday to a $3.25 million, two-year deal that calls for a $250,000 signing bonus within 30 days of the contract’s approval by the commissioner’s office and salaries of $1 million this year and $2 million in 2020.

The 30-year-old first baseman and outfielder would get $100,000 each in 2020 for 250, 300, 350 and 400 plate appearances, and $200,000 apiece for 450, 500 and 550.

FILE - In this 2019 file photo St. Louis Cardinals' Jose Martinez poses at spring training in Jupiter, Fla. Martinez signed a $3.25 million, two-year contract to remain with the Cardinals. The outfielder/first baseman will be sending some the money to his family in Venezuela, a country plagued by food and medical shortages amid a political crisis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

He would have been eligible for salary arbitration for the first time after next season.

Martinez led the Cardinals with a .305 average last year and had 17 homers and 83 RBIs. He played 887 games in the minors before reaching the big leagues, and has since hit .309 over parts of three seasons.