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Exiting starting nine Thursday Martinez is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Orioles.

Impact He'll head to the bench for the first time since his July 4 call-up from Triple-A Columbus, ending a stretch of 23 straight starts in which he's slashed .230/.306/.368 with two home runs and two stolen bases. Martinez has largely served as the Guardians' primary center fielder and No. 2 hitter during that stretch, but he was dropped to fifth in the lineup in Tuesday's 5-0 win over the Tigers. With Martinez having now gone 4-for-25 with seven strikeouts over his last six starts, it's possible that he could slip further down the batting order if he's unable to right the ship soon.

AUGUST 1, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Two hits, stolen base in win Martinez went 2-for-5 with an RBI and a stolen base in Friday's 3-1 win over the Phillies.

Impact Martinez reached on an infield single in the first inning, then stole second base and came around to score on a David Fry single. Martinez would later drive in a run of his own during the fourth frame, giving him six RBI in his first 21 career games. After not stealing a bag in his first 18 contests, he now has a steal in two of his last three games. Martinez has hit second for the Guardians in 19 straight games and is batting .254 with a .750 OPS over that stretch.

JULY 27, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Has two hits, stolen base in win Martinez went 2-for-5 with an RBI and a stolen base in Friday's 3-1 win over the Phillies.

Impact Martinez reached on an infield single in the first inning, he stole second base and came around to score on a David Fry single. Martinez would later add an RBI of his own, his sixth on his 21st career game. After not stealing a bag in his first 18 games, he now has a steal in two of his last three games. Martinez has started 19 straight games in the second spot of the Guardians lineup and is hitting .254 with a .750 OPS over that stretch.

JULY 27, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Notches first career steal Martinez went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Wednesday's 2-1 win over the Tigers.

Impact The steal was Martinez's first in the majors, coming in his 19th game. Speed has been just a modest part of his game -- he posted between 11 and 13 thefts in each of his three full campaigns in the minors, and he had two steals over 26 games with Triple-A Columbus before his promotion to Cleveland this year. The 22-year-old has a .261/.350/.420 slash line with two home runs, five RBI, eight runs scored and five doubles over 81 plate appearances, which has been enough for him to earn steady playing time in the Guardians' outfield.

JULY 25, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Padres' Michael King has no-hit bid broken up in 7th inning on single by Guardians' Angel Martinez

Guardians rookie Angel Martinez blooped a single to center in the seventh inning to break up a no-hit bid by San Diego's Michael King

JULY 21, 2024 • Associated Press

Clubs second homer Martinez went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Rays.

Impact Martinez tied the game at 1-1 in the fifth inning with his second homer in the last five games. The 22-year-old prospect has filled a versatile role, but most of his playing time has been in center field, which has led to a smaller role for Tyler Freeman. Martinez is batting .256 with two homers, four RBI, six runs scored, three doubles and no stolen bases over 12 contests.

JULY 14, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Smacks first career homer Martinez went 1-for-6 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 9-8 win over the Tigers.

Impact Martinez lifted a Kenta Maeda splitter in the top of the first inning for his first home run in his eighth career start. At 22 years old, Martinez became the youngest Guardians player with a home run since Francisco Lindor in April 2016. Martinez has only struck out twice over his first 35 plate appearances while drawing eight walks and showing versatile defense with a start in four different spots in the diamond.

JULY 10, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Getting fourth straight start Martinez will start at third base and bat second in Sunday's game against the Giants.

Impact Martinez had started each of the last three games while the Guardians faced left-handed pitching, going 3-for-8 with two doubles, six walks and three runs. The switch-hitting Martinez will stick in the lineup Sunday against a righty (Hayden Birdsong), though the 22-year-old's opportunities are still expected to be largely limited to left-handed pitching while he's up with the big club.

JULY 7, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Promoted, starting Thursday The Guardians recalled Martinez from Triple-A Columbus, and he's starting in center field Thursday against the White Sox.

Impact The 22-year-old was up with the big club for a couple days in June and saw action in two games, going 2-for-7 at the plate. Martinez started at third base and designated hitter during that stint but will receive a look in center field Thursday while batting second.

JULY 4, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Activated, optioned to Triple-A The Guardians reinstated Martinez (hand) from the 60-day injured list and optioned him to Triple-A Columbus on Wednesday.

Impact Martinez was protected from the Rule 5 Draft following the 2022 season and was added to the Guardians' 40-man roster, but he's still waiting to make his MLB debut. He wasn't a serious candidate to break camp with the big club, and any outside chance he might have had to crack the Opening Day roster came to an end when he suffered a right foot contusion late in spring training. Martinez then suffered a more significant injury when he began a rehab assignment in April, as he fractured the hamate bone in his left hand during his third game with Columbus. After being shut down for the ensuing six weeks, Martinez started up a new rehab assignment in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League last week and is now ready to report to Columbus, where he should play on an everyday basis.

MAY 29, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Promoted to Triple-A Martinez was promoted from Double-A Akron to Triple-A Columbus on Friday.

Impact There has been a middle infielder domino effect within Cleveland's organization, with Amed Rosario getting traded, Brayan Rocchio getting promoted from Triple-A to the majors and Martinez going from Double-A to Triple-A. Martinez started 44 games at second base, 25 games at shortstop and 18 games at third base. He got off to a slower start to the year, but Martinez hit .308/.372/.483 with five home runs, two steals and a 13.7 percent strikeout rate over his final 120 at-bats at Double-A.

AUGUST 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Optioned to Triple-A Martinez was optioned to Triple-A Columbus by the Guardians on Tuesday, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Impact Martinez just turned 21 in January, so he wasn't going to make the Opening Day roster. He's shown well in spring training, though, collecting an .825 OPS with one homer and one steal.

MARCH 14, 2023 • ROTOWIRE