Cubs' Ozzie Martinez: Placed on disabled list Tuesday
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Orioles' Ozzie Martinez: Signs minor league deal with Orioles
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Martinez signed a minor league contract with the Orioles on Tuesday, MASN's Roch Kubatko reports.
He will receive an invitation to spring training as part of the deal. The Orioles are the fifth organization Martinez has passed through, despite being just 27 years old. He will offer organizational middle infield depth.
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Julio Borbon, Ozzie Martinez impress Orioles' Showalter
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Orioles outfielder Julio Borbon and shortstop Ozzie Martinez are two players from minor-league camp who made a positive impression on manager Buck Showalter this spring, masnsports.com reports.
Both players excel defensively, and Showalter called Borbon the type of player the team covets for its minor-league system. He was 5 for 18 with two stolen bases this spring, while Martinez was 6 for 14 with two doubles.
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Braves acquire Ozzie Martinez from Dodgers
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The Braves acquired infielder Ozzie Martinez from the Dodgers in exchange for left-hander Adrian Rivero, according to the team's Triple-A website.
Martinez batted .176 (19 for 108) with two doubles, one triple, two home runs and 11 RBI at Double-A Chattanooga. He was assigned to Triple-A. Rivero was in the Gulf Coast league with the Braves last season, and posted a 3.38 ERA in 13 1/3 innings.
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Dodgers pare down roster
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The Dodgers made their first roster cuts of the spring Monday and moved the following players to their minor-league camp: first basemen Nick Evans and Dallas McPherson, pitcher Kelvin De La Cruz and shortstop Ozzie Martinez.
