J.P. Martínez #51

Signed with the Texas Rangers on March 6, 2018 (official on April 19), as an international free agent from Cuba...Included a $2.8 million signing bonus...Acquired by the Atlanta Braves from the Texas Rangers on Jan. 26, 2024, in exchange for RHP Tyler Owens (minors).

2023

28-year-old J.P. Martinez completed his first Major League season with the Texas Rangers, posting a slash line of .225/.250/.325 (9-for-40) in 17 games...He hit one home run and one double, while recording four RBI and seven runs...Started nine of Texas' games during the regular season, making four starts in left field, three in right field and two in center field...Appeared four times as a pinch-hitter (1-for-4), three times as a pinch-runner and once as a defensive replacement...Was not included on the club's postseason roster...Made his MLB debut, batting sixth and playing left field, Aug. 11 at San Francisco...Went 0-for-3 with a walk...The following day, Aug. 12 at San Francisco, collected his first career hit (single) off RHP Alex Cobb, before scoring his first run...Recorded his first RBI in his next at-bat (sacrifice fly)...Went 2-for-4 in the contest...After reaching via walk his MLB debut, reeled off a five-game hitting streak, spanning Aug. 12-16.. The first three games of the streak were multi-hit efforts...Hit .500 {8-for-16) with one double and one walk over that span...Became the 16th player in franchise history to begin their career with an on-base streak of at least six games...Hit his first career home run (solo), Aug. 27 at Minnesota, off RHP Bailey Ober...Slashed .297/.425/.538 (90-for-303) in 82 games - 77 with Triple-A Round Rock, three with Double-A Frisco and two with High-A Hickory...He hit 14 home runs, 23 doubles and four triples, while recording 60 RBI and 58 runs...Went 41-for-48 in stolen base attempts - 38 of which came at Triple-A; fourth-most in the Pacific Coast League...Began the season with Triple-A Round Rock and ran a 27-game on-base streak, spanning Opening Day (March 31) to June 11...The streak covered 32 total games, including a five-game rehabilitation stint between High-A Hickory (May 30-31) and Double-A Frisco (June 2-4). Over the 27-game run at Triple-A he slashed .333/.472/.505 (33-for-99) with three home runs, eight doubles and 22 walks.. Hit safely in 22 of the 27 contests...At the time of his first big league call up on July 18 (67 games played), ranked second in the Pacific Coast League in stolen bases (33); third in OPS (.992); sixth in slugging percentage (.562) and seventh in on-base percentage (.427); eighth in batting average (.312)...Swiped a MiLB career-high four bases, Aug. 1 at Oklahoma City (Triple-A)...Stole three-or­ more bases on two other occasions: May 31 at Greenville (High-A), June 14 vs. El Paso (Triple-A)...Recorded the first two four-hit games of his MiLB career: June 20 vs. Sacramento (4-for-4, two-run home run, two doubles, career-best five RBI) and July 8 vs. Sugarland (4-for-5, two doubles).

2022

In 2022, slashed .243/.360/.433 (96-for-395) in 107 games - 66 with Double-A Frisco and 41 with Triple-A Round Rock...He hit 15 home runs, 14 doubles and eight triples, while recording 45 RBI and 73 runs...Went 39-for-48 in stolen base attempts...Among Texas farmhands, ranked second in triples; third in walks (67); sixth in stolen bases.

2021

Spent the entire 2021 season with Double-A Frisco; his first action above the High-A level... Slashed .242/.355/.368 (69-for-285) in 81 games...He hit five home runs, 13 doubles and four triples, while recording 28 RBI and 45 runs...Went 20-for-20 on stolen base attempts...Hit .338 (22-for-65) in the month of June...Hit his first career MiLB grand slam on June 11 vs. Northwest Arkansas.