Victor Martinez of the Detroit Tigers will play his last game on Saturday

Victor Martinez will be in the lineup for the last time Saturday in Detroit.

The long-time Tigers player has announced before the 4-on-3 loss to the Royals on Friday that he will finish his 16-season career on Saturday.

Martinez will attend the series final Sunday against Kansas City and will accompany the team on his last road trip without playing.

"I have the feeling that I owe it to fans to have my latest at-bats here," said Martinez, who will be honored at a pre-game ceremony.

Martinez, 39, spent seven seasons with Detroit, eight with the Cleveland Indians and two with the Boston Red Sox. A five-star All-Star, he has reached the playoffs five times, but has never progressed in a world series.

"When I say that I leave this match without any regrets, I will leave the match without regrets," said Martinez, who strikes. 249 with nine homers and 54 RBIs this season. "I will go home happy because I know that I have left everything.I would not do anything else.I'll be home sitting on this couch, saying that I have everything left in this game. "

Associated Press information was used in this report.