Jason

Martin

Martin is back stateside in Angels’ camp after spending last year overseas with the NC Dinos of the Korea Baseball Organization. The 28-year-old outfielder has appeared in 85 games in the big leagues dating back to 2019. His last stint in the majors came with the Rangers during the 2021 campaign hen he got into a career-high 58 contests.

Martin will head overseas to Korea to rebuild his value after settling for a minor league contract with the Dodgers last year. The 27-year-old old outfielder last appeared in the majors with the Rangers during the 2021 season and hit a respectable .285/.374/.564 with 32 home runs and eight stolen bases across 544 plate appearances last year at Triple-A Oklahoma City. He should excel in Korea.

Martin smacked his solo shot off of Moises Gomez leading off the sixth inning, pulling the Dodgers to within a run at 3-2. It was his only hit in two at-bats on the day. The 26-year-old outfielder hit just .208/.248/.354 with six homers, 17 RBI and a 41/8 K/BB ratio in 154 plate appearances for the Rangers during the 2021 season. He faces a major uphill battle in trying to crack the Dodgers super Opening Day roster.

The 26-year-old outfielder saw considerable time in the big leagues with the Rangers in 2021, but slashed a woeful .208/.248/.354 with just six homers, 17 RBI and a 41/8 K/BB ratio across 154 plate appearances. He’ll add minor league outfield depth for the Dodgers.

Martin refused an outright assignment to Triple-A Round Rock after clearing waivers and will head to free agency instead. The 26-year-old outfielder hit .208/.248/.354 with six homers and three steals across 154 plate appearances in 58 games with the Rangers this season. He should be able to latch on as organizational outfield depth somewhere this offseason.

Texas activated Willie Calhoun from the 60-day injust list after being sidelined since the end of June and needed to clear a roster spot. Martin was 30-for-144 (.208) at the major league level this season with six home runs and three stolen bases.

Martin has now driven in 17 runs on the year with a two-run single in the fourth inning off Zac Gallen. It ended up being the difference in the game, as it broke up a 1-1 tie in the fourth inning. Martin is still slashing an ugly .200/.242/.343 and won’t be a player worth consideration over this month or in 2022.

Martin bopped a two-run homer off Shohei Ohtani in the second inning to knot matters up at 2-2 on the scoreboard. Neither team would score again until Max Stassi’s sixth-inning infield single brought home the go-ahead run for the Angels. Overall this season, Martin is slashing a paltry .195/.241/.352 with six home runs and 15 RBI in 51 games played.

Martin drove in both runs for the Rangers on Wednesday against Cleveland. After knocking a base hit in the second inning, he launched a two-run homer off of Zach Plesac in the sixth to put Texas on the board. The 25-year-old outfielder is hitting just .179/.231/.330 on the year with five homers, 12 RBI, and two steals over 122 plate appearances.

The Rangers ended up losing in 11 innings anyway, but it’s still the biggest hit of Martin’s career. He has four homers in 100 at-bats for the Rangers. The problem is that he has just 12 other hits, leaving him with a .160 average. The Rangers might as well keep playing him, but he’s facing an uphill battle to emerge as part of the team’s plans for 2022.