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Cuban outfielder Martin agrees minor League deal with Mariners
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He starts second stint in the Pacific Northwest

The Seattle Mariners agreed a minor league contract with Cuban outfielder Leonys Martín, who spent parts of the 2016-17 seasons in the Pacific Northwest.

 

The former campaign was one of the best of his career, as he stole 24 bases while hitting .247/.306/.378 across 143 games.

Martín had previously spent three years as the primary center fielder for the Texas Rangers, where his glove represented his best asset.

He hasn’t played in the big leagues since struggling to a .199/.276/.343 showing in 65 games for the 2019 Indians.

The outfileder went to Japan midway through that season, signing on with the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball.

The Cuban has spent the last three and a half years there, combining for a .220/.350/.461 line with 75 homers, an excellent 13.7% walk percentage but a lofty 25.3% strikeout rate over 1441 plate appearances.