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• Cubs' Ozzie Martinez: Placed on disabled list Tuesday

  07/26/2017 • By RotoWire

  Martinez was placed on the 7-day minor-league disabled list Tuesday, Tommy Birch of the Des Moines Register reports. It's currently unclear as to what injury Martinez is dealing with, but he'll be sidelined nonetheless. The 29-year-old is hitting just .226 over 44 games with Triple-A Iowa this season.

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• Orioles' Ozzie Martinez: Reassigned to minor league camp

  03/12/2016 • By RotoWire

  Martinez (head) was reassigned to minor league camp Saturday. He has not played in the big leagues since 2011, and should head to Triple-A at the start of the season to serve as organizational middle infield depth. Martinez is also recovering from getting hit in the head by a liner in a Grapefruit League game earlier this week.

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• Orioles' Ozzie Martinez: No concussion from blow to head

  03/08/2016 • By RotoWire

  Martinez (head) feels better Tuesday after taking a blow to the head in a Grapefruit League game Sunday, MASN Sports reports. Martinez seems to have dodged a major injury. He still has some soreness in his neck and he figures to miss a couple more games. It remains to be seen if Martinez will avoid the first round of cuts.

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• Orioles' Ozzie Martinez: Left Sunday's game with head injury

  03/07/2016 • By RotoWire

  Martinez left Sunday's Grapefruit League game after taking an elbow to the head while in the field, MASN Sports reports. Martinez stayed down for a while before walking off under his own power. This has signs of being a concussion and we should no more within the next day or so. Martinez was trying to make the team as a non-roster invitee, but he was likely destined to begin the season at Double-A or Triple-A.

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• Orioles' Ozzie Martinez: Receives non-roster invitation to Orioles' spring training

  02/09/2016 • By RotoWire

  Martinez will attend Orioles' spring training as a non-roster invitee, Eduardo A. Encina of The Baltimore Sun reports. The 27-year-old Puerto Rican has played 942 games at the minor league level but only 34 in the big leagues. In 2015 with Double-A Bowie, he hit .252 with 48 runs and 30 RBI in 477 plate appearances. The journeyman will have a difficult time finding playing time given his limited production in the MLB, even if he receives a roster spot.

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