WASHINGTON — Boston Red Sox slugger J.D. Martinez left Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Washington Nationals in the sixth inning with a sprained left ankle.
Martinez is usually a designated hitter but was playing right field in an NL park. He tripped over second base heading to his position in the bottom of the fifth inning but finished the inning.
Boston replaced him with a pinch hitter in the top of the sixth, and Hunter Renfroe moved from center field to right in the bottom half.
Martinez began Sunday with a .286 average, an AL-leading 42 doubles, 28 homers and 99 RBIs.
The Red Sox went into the day tied for the top AL wild-card spot with the New York Yankees.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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