was selected as a reserve designated hitter to the 2019 All-Star Game. For the season, Martinez batted .304 with 36 home runs and 105 RBIs. He had the highest batting average against left-handers of all major league batters with 100 or more at bats against them (.404). He had the lowest Soft Contact Percentage of all American League batters, at 10.2%. When asked about exercising his opt-out clause following the club's final regular season game, Martinez responded, "I don't mind moving around. I kind of like it." However, on November 4, his agent Scott Boras announced that Martinez would not be exercising his opt-out and would remain with Boston. Forbes magazine ranked Martinez as the world's 94th highest-paid athlete in 2019, totaling $25.6 million ($ million today) in projected earnings. 2020 season During the start-delayed 2020 season, Martinez was again Boston's primary designated hitter. He struggled at the plate, falling below the Mendoza Line (.200) on September 18. Overall with the 2020 Red Sox, he batted .213 with seven home runs and 27 RBIs in 54 games. 2021 season Martinez returned in 2021 as Boston's primary designated hitter, starting the season batting 13-for-30 (.433) in Boston's first seven games. On April 10, he was briefly on the COVID-related list, missing one game. On April 11, Martinez recorded his third career game with three home runs, driving in four runs in a 14–9 win over the Baltimore Orioles. He became the fifth player in history to hit three home runs in one game for three different teams after Johnny Mize, Dave Kingman, Alex Rodriguez, and Mark Teixeira. He also became the second player in the modern era to record 12 extra-base hits in the first eight games of the regular season, the first being Dante Bichette in 1994. Martinez was subsequently named AL Player of the Week for the week of April 5–11. On July 4, he was named to the American League roster for the MLB All-Star Game. Martinez was placed on the COVID-related injured list on August 7, and returned to the lineup the next day. Overall with Boston during the regular season, Martinez played in 148 games while batting .286 with 28 home runs and 99 RBIs. After missing the Wild Card Game due to an ankle injury he suffered in the final game of the regular season, Martinez played in nine playoff games, batting 11-for-32 (.344), as