Ernesto Martinez Jr. #91

Is looking to become the 13th Cuban-born player to play for the franchise with the first being RHP Diego Segui (1969) and the last being C Yasmani Grandal (2019)…Represented Cuba in the 12U Baseball World Championship in 2011 and the U15 Baseball World Cup in 2014...His father, Ernesto Sr., played 10 years in the Cuban National Series before continuing his professional career in France...Father and son took the field together for France in the qualifiers for the 2017 World Baseball Classic, where Martinez Jr. was the youngest player to participate...Is a rated chess player and speaks four languages: English, Spanish, French and Haitian Creole.

2024

Was a 2024 Southern League All-Star at Double-A Biloxi as he batted .284 with 13 HR, 62 RBI and 20 SB in 110 games...Led the Southern League and tied for the lead among all Brewers Minor League players in doubles (30) last season...Was also among the Southern League’s top three in OPS (second, .831), SLG (third, .466) and extra-base hits (third, 45) in 2024...Was named Southern League Player of the Week in consecutive weeks last season (8/26-9/1 and 9/2-9/8) and batted .381 (16-for-42) with four HR and 12 RBI in 12 games during this stretch.