The Astros have placed 25-year old righty swinging outfielder J.D. Martinez on the 15-day disabled list due to a sprained right knee. Martinez has played in 15 games for the Astros so far this year and he is 11 for 45 (.244 avg, .715 OPS) with 5 runs scored, 2 homers, 7 RBIs and 1 stolen base. The Astros called up 24-year old lefty swinging outfielder Fernando Martinez to replace J.D. Martinez on the active roster. Fernando Martinez played in 5 games in AAA-ball for the Astros this year and he was 2 for 18 (.111 avg, .325 OPS) with 2 runs scored, 0 homers and 3 RBIs. He played in 41 games for the Astros last year and he was 28 for 118 (.237 avg, .766 OPS) with 12 runs scored, 6 homers and 14 RBIs. Fernando Martinez played in the Astros’ 5-4 loss to the Indians earlier today and he was 1 for 2 with 1 run scored, a homer and 2 RBIs.
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