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Martinez cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Salt Lake on Saturday.
Martinez was designated for assignment last Saturday but will remain in the Angels organization after clearing waivers. He's gone 1-for-3 over five games with the big-league club this season but is slashing a meager .189/.308/.369 with six homers and 14 RBI over 130 plate appearances with Salt Lake.
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Angels' Omar Martinez: DFA'd by Angels
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The Angels designated Martinez for assignment Saturday.
Martinez was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake on May 14 and has now been designated for assignment. The 24-year-old slashed just .189/.308/.369 with six home runs and 14 RBI in Triple-A this season. His spot on the 40-man roster will be taken by Gustavo Campero (hand), who was elevated from Double-A Rocket City on Saturday and placed on the 10-day injured list.
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Angels' Omar Martinez: Optioned to Triple-A
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Martinez was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake on Thursday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
Martinez will head to Salt Lake after spending nearly a week with the major-league roster, going 1-for-3 with a strikeout in his brief stint with the Angels. The team is expected to activate Logan O'Hoppe (wrist) from the 10-day injured list Friday, and he'll replace Martinez with the big-league club.
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Angels' Omar Martinez: Contract selected
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The Angels selected Martinez's contract from Triple-A Salt Lake on Friday.
It's the first big-league promotion for Martinez, who has hit .212/.307/.424 with four home runs in 20 games this season with Salt Lake. Martinez and Sebastian Rivero will form the Angels' catching duo while Logan O'Hoppe (wrist) and Travis d'Arnaud (foot) are shelved.
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