Obituaries
Victor Martinez dies at 56; novel won National Book Award
March 3, 2011
His semiautobiographical novel ‘Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida,’ about growing up Mexican American in California’s Central Valley, won the award for young people’s literature.
Sports Now
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Dec. 7, 2010
Sports
The Detroit Tigers have placed designated hitter Victor Martinez on the 10-day disabled list because of an irregular heartbeat, the second time he has landed on the DL this season for the condition.
Aug. 27, 2017
World & Nation
She gave up everything--her home, her husband, her children--for a man whose future likely holds only death row. Was she duped? Or did Rosalie Martinez find true love with an improper stranger?
Sept. 16, 1996
Angels
Red Sox’s Victor Martinez slams Indians
Oct. 4, 2009
Victor Martinez leads Red Sox hit parade
Aug. 3, 2009
Dodgers
Kenley Jansen can’t solve Victor Martinez in Dodgers’ 7-6 loss
April 9, 2014
California
Victor “DJ V-Funk” Martinez, a 36-year-old father and husband in Porterville, died after battling COVID-19 in August.
Dec. 17, 2020
Books
Authors: Having persevered through all the rejections, Victor Martinez gets tapped for a National Book Award--and suddenly everybody’s calling.
Nov. 27, 1996