In an appearance as a pinch-hitter Andy Martín swatted a hit and knocked in a run in a minor league game for Chiba in their 9-4 win over DeNA in a minor league game. The outfielder is hitting .227 with three RBIs in nine games with the Nippon club this season.
After about a month-and-a-half of time with the independent Ibaraki Astro Planets of the Baseball Challenge League where he hit .216, with three homeruns 9 RBIs, two stolen bases, including a grand slam during his last game with the BCL team, Martin finally got a chance to prove himself in the NPB when he signed with the Marines last month.
Martín is an under-the-radar prospect and diamond in the rough. After hitting .297 in two years in the Futures Collegiate League (FCBL) the talented outfielder was not taken in the 2022 MLB draft and was taken in the 2019 draft by the Kansas City Royals, but Martín opted to go to college.
Cuban action on the day:
NPB:
Christian Rodríguez (CD) 1-0
Ariel Martínez (NH) 4-0
Andy Martín (CM) 1-1,RBI**
KBO:
No Cuban action on the day
CPBL:
No Cuban action on the day
**Minor leagues