New York Mets Slugger Suffers Injury Due to Amazon Cleats

There are always going to be tons of injuries throughout a grueling 162-game Major League Baseball season — but few will be more fluky than the one New York Mets designated hitter J.D. Martinez suffered this week.

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Martinez was scratched from the Mets’ lineup on Tuesday ahead of their game against the Washington Nationals due to ankle soreness. But that’s far from the full story.

Martinez told reporters on Tuesday that the injury came about due to new cleats he had to buy on Amazon after his shipment of Adidas cleats didn’t come in time.

“If I’m being quite frank, I haven’t gotten my shipment of cleats in and I had to try a new cleat yesterday,” Martinez said. “Nothing happened yesterday. Felt great, cleats felt great and I woke up this morning and my ankle was sore… Went to go hit in the cage and there was a sharp pain in my ankle.”

Martinez said he goes through new cleats every three or four games because once the spikes start to wear out, he slips in the batter’s box. The new cleats on Monday had an extra spike that Martinez didn’t account for, which is why he’s now dealing with some ankle soreness.

Martinez is in the midst of an impressive first year in New York. Martinez had a late start to the year after signing right before the season but has been a solid force in the middle of the Mets’ lineup. Through 56 games, Martinez is slashing .278/.360/.493 with 10 home runs, 37 RBIs, and an OPS of .853.

Martinez has always been a consistent hitter across his 14-year MLB career. Martinez is a six-time All-Star and three-time Silver Slugger award winner and has made three consecutive All-Star teams with the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers entering this year.

His emergence has been one of the many reasons for the Mets’ sudden midseason turnaround, and he’ll look to continue that success on Wednesday night as he’s officially back in the Mets’ lineup.

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Martinez told reporters on Wednesday that Adidas overnighted him three emergency pairs of cleats which will get him through the All-Star break. Then, he’ll patiently await his larger shipment of 30 or so pairs.

Hopefully, this will be the only cleat-related injury for the rest of Martinez’s season.