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    Report: Rudy Martin Jr. to exercise out clause

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    Triple-A Omaha outfielder Rudy Martin Jr. intends to trigger an upward mobility clause in his contract Wednesday, says Ari Alexander of 7News.

    The 30-year-old Martin was the Royals ' 25th-round pick in 2014. After seven years in the system, he joined the Nats organization in 2022 and then landed in indy ball for a time. He rejoined the Royals in 2025 and has been excellent this year, hitting .284/.414/.441 with 33 steals between Double- and Triple-A. It seems unlikely that another club would be willing to bring him right to the majors, but a contender might be open to adding him to the 40-man and looking at him as a potential tactical option down the stretch and in the postseason.
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    Martin loses his spot on Baltimore’s 40-man roster with the club needing to bring up emergency catching depth with Adley Rutschman hitting the injured list. The 30-year-old was acquired from the Royals in a trade last week.
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    Martin heads to Baltimore after triggering the opt-out clause in his minor league deal with Kansas City. The 30-year-old has yet to reach the big leagues and has spent more than a decade toiling away in the minors. He’s put together a strong season in the upper minors, hitting .284/.414/.441 with eight homers and 33 steals in 255 plate appearances over 64 games this season.
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    Martin signed a minor league contract with the Nationals last year and went on to hit .233/.346/.352 with five homers and 17 stolen bases across 211 plate appearances over 51 games in the lower levels of Washington’s minor league system. The 26-year-old outfielder spent the first six seasons of his career in the Royals’ farm system.

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    Martin, 25, spent the first seven years of his minor league career in the Royals organization. In 2021, he slashed .267/.389/.433 with 11 homers, 51 RBI and 21 stolen bases in just 89 games between Double-A Northwest Arkansas and Triple-A Omaha. He possesses an intriguing blend of power and speed and is joining a Nationals organization that could have openings in their big league outfield. It’s not out of the realm of possibility to think he could see time with the Nats during the 2022 season.

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    J.P. Crawford is day-to-day with wrist soreness, according to manager Dan Wilson.

    Crawford was scratched before Monday’s game against the Reds, but the Mariners didn’t give a reason at the time. Colt Emerson was inserted into the lineup in his place.
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    The Mariners don’t think Julio Rodríguez strained his hamstring before leaving Monday’s game against the Reds.

    Rodríguez departed after being hit on the back of his leg by a throw while beating out a grounder. He was also feeling some soreness from the impact of hitting first base afterwards. Still, it sounds like there aren’t going to be any lasting problems here.
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    Seiya Suzuki went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk against the Tigers on Monday.

    Suzuki’s home run was his 16th of the season. He hit a two-run shot off Jack Flaherty in the bottom of the third inning. Suzuki extended his hitting streak to nine games, during which he’s 13-for-34 (.382) with three home runs and eight RBI. He’s hitting .273 with an .833 OPS and 50 RBI.
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    Dillon Dingler went 4-for-5 with three runs scored, two home runs and three RBI against the Cubs on Monday.

    Dingler now has 21 home runs this season. He hit a solo shot off Jameson Taillon in the first inning and another solo shot off Tyler Ferguson in the eighth inning. Dingler had been 2-for-10 with no walks and three strikeouts in three games since the All-Star break entering Monday. He’s hitting .268 with an .856 OPS and 63 RBI.
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    Cal Raleigh hit a grand slam and drove in a fifth run with a groundout as the Mariners topped the Reds 8-0 on Monday.

    Raleigh’s slam came on Caleb Ferguson’s first pitch after intentionally walking Dominic Canzone to lead the bases in the seventh, so that had to feel especially good. Raleigh followed it up with a double-play ball in the eighth, but he wound up with an RBI anyway after Edwin Arroyo had the ball dribble out of his glove while trying to toss it to the shortstop. Raleigh also struck out twice and had another groundout, so it was really just the one good swing tonight. Still, maybe it will help. It’s his sixth career slam and his 10th homer in 297 plate appearances this season.
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    George Kirby pitched three-hit ball for six scoreless frames in beating the Reds on Monday.

    He struck out six. He threw just 80 pitches to get his 18 outs, and it seems like he still would have had something in the tank for the seventh. However, the Mariners pulled him with a 1-0 lead. It wound up working out just fine, as Nick Davila pitched a perfect top of the seventh, and the Mariners put the game away with six runs in the bottom of the inning. Kirby is 8-8 with a 3.57 ERA. He’s fanned 45 in 42 innings since the beginning of June after totaling 59 strikeouts over his first 74 innings. He’ll likely make his next start next Monday in Texas.
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    Andrew Abbott took a tough loss Monday after allowing only an unearned run over six innings against the Mariners.

    Abbott is 0-2 while posting a 3.86 ERA in his four starts this month. Things don’t figure to get better in Cincinnati with the team likely to sell before the deadline, so even if Abbott is fairly effective, he’s probably not going to have much mixed-league value the rest of the way. He’s in line to face the Cardinals next time out.
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    Victor Robles went 4-for-4 with a steal and two runs scored Monday against the Reds.

    Robles also threw out Edwin Arroyo at home after Arroyo made a surprising attempt to tag up on a 229-foot flyout from Sal Stewart in the second. Put it all together and it has to be Robles’s best game of the year to date. He was hitting just .210/.259/.240 with no homers and five RBI in 109 plate appearances.
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    Riley Greene went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and a three-run home run against the Cubs on Monday.

    Greene’s home run was his 15th of the season. He hit a three-run shot off Jameson Taillon in the first inning. Greene has hit home runs in consecutive games and has five RBI in four games since the All-Star break. He’s hitting .288 with an .854 OPS and 50 RBI.
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    Jameson Taillon allowed four runs in 4 1/3 innings and got a no-decision against the Tigers on Monday.

    Taillon gave up five hits, walked two and struck out six. Making his first start in the majors after a six-week absence due to a hamstring strain, Taillon allowed four runs and threw 75 pitches in 4 1/3 innings. He has a 5.38 ERA. Taillon has 65 strikeouts in 72 innings and has won two of 14 starts. He’s lined up to face the Pirates on the road this weekend.