- Born
- Birth nameRussell Nathan Coltrane Jeanson Martin Jr.
- Nickname
- Russell "Speed limit" Martin
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Russell Martin was born on February 15, 1983 in East York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Russell is from his father (Russell Martin Sr.), Nathan is from his great-grandfather, Coltrane is also from his dad to pay homage to John Coltrane, and Jeanson is the maiden name of his mother (Suzanne).
- Broke the Dodgers' record for stolen bases by a catcher, which was set by Johnny Roseboro in 1962. He also became only the third catcher in Major League Baseball to lead his team to the playoffs as a rookie.
- Lived in France from the age of 8-10.
- There are times I felt like I wanted to say something, but it's just not my time. I'm not going to be one of those young guys who talks a lot. I need to have the team's respect before I do that. And I still have to earn that respect. - On the Dodgers 2007 season
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