SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Hanley Ramirez has a track record that spans parts of 14 eventful big league seasons, but he officially entered Indians’ camp on Tuesday with a clean slate.

Ramirez, 35, who signed a Minor League deal last weekend, will get a chance to win a job as the designated hitter, freeing up both Carlos Santana and Jake Bauers to be on the field.

“We ask the same of every single player,” manager Terry Francona said before Cleveland’s game against the Rockies at Salt River Fields on Tuesday. “Show up on time, be a good teammate and try your [butt] off to do as good as you can. Whether a guy hit .300 in 1999 or he didn’t run a ball out in 2012, doesn’t influence us here. We treat people like they deserve to be treated.”

Ramirez, who was once considered one of the most feared hitters in the game, boasts a career batting average of .290 with 374 doubles, 269 home runs and 909 RBIs in his 1,652 games with the Red Sox, Marlins and Dodgers. The three-time National League All-Star played in 44 games as a first baseman and designated hitter for the Red Sox last season before being released on May 30.

“The hope is the middle-of-the-order-type bat,” said Francona, the former Boston manager who first saw Ramirez as a Red Sox prospect. “We need to let him settle in first. He played a little winter ball and said he has been hitting and stuff, but you know, he’s mid-30s and he hasn’t played a lot, so we need to let him get his legs under him with repetition.”

Ramirez, who spent one month playing for Licey in the Dominican Republic Winter League, will let the club know when he is ready to play in Cactus League games. He has not appeared in a Major League game since April 25.

“He’s an everyday player, and if he gets his at-bats, he might be able to produce,” said Red Sox manager Alex Cora of his former player. “He’s still young enough. In the situation we were in, the at-bats were going to be less and less, and we weren’t going to be able to maximize his talents.”

Martin on a roll: Outfielder Leonys Martin had a pair of hits and scored a run on Tuesday and appears to be returning to familiar form after coming down with a life-threatening bacterial infection last August. He showed up at camp completely healthy.

“We say we live and die with each game, because that’s what it feels like, but then you see a guy go to the hospital and have life-threatening things happen, it grabs you real quick and puts it into perspective,” Francona said. “You are not worried about a guy getting a hit, you are worried about him being OK.”

Martin hit a one-out single to center in the third inning and scored Cleveland’s second run on a Santana groundout. He was replaced by pinch-runner Oscar Mercado after his second hit of the game, a sharp single to right field in the fifth inning.

“He’s a really good center fielder,” Francona said. “Where he hits in the order? Some of that’s going to be dictated by what our lineup is. He can hit at the top, and he can hit at the bottom. We’ll see.”

Worth noting:

• Pitchers Sam Hentges, Dan Otero and Adam Cimber each threw one perfect inning to start Tuesday's game.

• Santana hit his first home run of spring, a two-run homer in the sixth.

Up next: The Indians have split-squad games against Milwaukee and Seattle on Wednesday. Shane Bieber will start against the Brewers in Maryvale, and Adam Plutko will start against the Mariners at home at Goodyear Ballpark.