{"id":46150,"date":"2023-08-24T13:14:19","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T17:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=46150"},"modified":"2023-08-24T13:14:19","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T17:14:19","slug":"batavia-muckdogs-announce-contract-extension-for-manager-and-coach-skip-martinez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/08\/24\/batavia-muckdogs-announce-contract-extension-for-manager-and-coach-skip-martinez\/","title":{"rendered":"BATAVIA\/Muckdogs announce contract extension for Manager and Coach Skip Martinez"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"771\" data-attachment-id=\"43022\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/20230603_182222\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230603_182222-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C2193&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,2193\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G991U&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1685816542&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0016&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20230603_182222\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230603_182222-scaled.jpg?fit=900%2C771&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230603_182222.jpg?resize=900%2C771&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230603_182222-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C877&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230603_182222-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C257&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230603_182222-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C658&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230603_182222-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1316&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230603_182222-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1755&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230603_182222-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C129&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230603_182222-scaled.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>File photo from Opening Day 2023<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Batavia Muckdogs have agreed to terms with current Manager &amp; Coach Joey \u201cSkip\u201d Martinez for the 2024 &amp; 2025 seasons. Skip Martinez took over in 2021 the first season CAN-USA Sports took over ownership of the Muckdogs. The Florida Native &amp; Former Detroit Tigers draft pick has come to know Batavia as a second home these past few years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since taking over Martinez has led the dogs to the playoffs in 2 of his first 3 season. The Muckdogs won the West Division in 2022 and fell just 1 game short of winning the PGCBL Championship that season. Under Martinez the Muckdogs claimed the #1 seed in the regular season in both 2022 &amp; 2023. Joey has done a great job for us here in Batavia, and we are pleased to have him back, stated Muckdogs Owner Robbie Nichols. \u201cI am very happy to be back to my second home and continue to be part of the Nichols family and our Muckdogs Mafia, I hope to here amongst family for a long time, thank you for the continued support for our organization, we will be back, and we will be better\u201d stated Joey \u201cSkip\u201d Martinez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Season tickets are on sale as low as $99 for the 2024 season. If you are interested in tickets, sponsoring the Muckdogs, or hosting a group event next year at Dwyer Stadium call 585-524-2260. For the latest news throughout the offseason check out their website at www.canusamuckdogs.com. The Muckdogs will be hosting the Battle of the Badges this Saturday at 6pm at Dwyer Stadium and will be hosting Muckdogs Trick or Treat on Saturday October 21st 3pm \u2013 6pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>File photo from Opening Day 2023 Press release The Batavia Muckdogs have agreed to terms with current Manager &amp; Coach Joey \u201cSkip\u201d Martinez for the 2024 &amp; 2025 seasons. Skip Martinez took over in 2021 the first season CAN-USA Sports took over ownership of the Muckdogs. The Florida Native &amp; \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/08\/24\/batavia-muckdogs-announce-contract-extension-for-manager-and-coach-skip-martinez\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43022,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8],"tags":[1913,3895],"class_list":["post-46150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-batavia","tag-muckdogs","tag-skip-martinez"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-c0m","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":66455,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/07\/27\/batavia-muckdogs-clinch-4th-straight-west-division-regular-season-championship-for-2025\/","url_meta":{"origin":46150,"position":0},"title":"BATAVIA\/Muckdogs clinch 4th straight West Division regular season championship for 2025","author":"aka","date":"July 27, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Muckdogs extend manager Jose Martinez' contract (Information from a provided press release) For the 4th straight season, the Muckdogs captured the regular season PGCBL West Division Championship, defeating the Jamestown Tarp Skunks 4-1 on Sunday. 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