Justin Martinez

Justin Martinez

23-Year-Old PitcherRP
Arizona Diamondbacks
15-Day IL
Injury Shoulder
Est. Return 5/16/2025
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Martinez struggled in his first exposure to the big leagues in 2023 and failed to break camp with the Diamondbacks last spring. The 23-year-old missed plenty of bats in the minors, striking out 14 across 6.2 innings for Triple-A Reno last year before his recall in late-April. Martinez still had trouble throwing strikes in the majors, but worked around his 11.7 percent walk rate to produce a solid 2.48 ERA over 72.2 innings. The flamethrower walked 36 to inflate his WHIP (1.31), but his splitter was absolutely devastating (.098 BAA, .122 SLG), generating a 54 percent whiff rate that was 3rd-highest in the league for that pitch type. He also averaged 100.3 mph on his sinker while inducing ground balls at a 60 percent clip. Martinez's ascension to the back-end of Arizona's bullpen was no surprise and he racked up eight of the team's 13 saves after Aug 1. He enters 2025 as the presumed favorite for saves in Arizona, but closing is no guarantee due to the traffic he allows. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a five-year, $18 million contract extension with the Diamondbacks in March of 2025. Contract includes $7 million team option for 2030 and $9 million team option for 2031.
May pitch off mound this weekend
PArizona Diamondbacks
Shoulder
May 9, 2025
Martinez (shoulder) extended his throwing program out to 90 feet Thursday and could get back on a mound this weekend, Alex Weiner of Arizona Sports reports.
ANALYSIS
Martinez began his throwing program earlier in the week and may need just the minimum stay on the 15-day injured list, per manager Torey Lovullo. "I know you guys want to know on Day 16 is he gonna be available?" Lovullo said. "I think it's gonna potentially be around that time. It's not gonna be much longer than that if it's not on that day." Since Martinez landed on the IL, Shelby Miller and Kevin Ginkel have been given save opportunities.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
14
Last 10 Games
14
Last 5 Games
14
How many pitches does Justin Martinez generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
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11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
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121+
 
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11-20
 
21-30
 
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41-50
 
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121+
What part of the game does Justin Martinez generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-5%
BAA vs RHP
2025
 
 
-75%
BAA vs LHP
2024
Even Split
2023
 
 
-57%
BAA vs RHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .230 175 52 35 32 7 1 2
Since 2023vs Right .218 232 64 18 45 6 1 3
2025vs Left .059 23 8 6 1 0 0 0
2025vs Right .235 19 3 0 4 1 0 1
2024vs Left .221 127 39 22 23 5 0 1
2024vs Right .221 181 52 14 36 5 1 1
2023vs Left .444 25 5 7 8 2 1 1
2023vs Right .192 32 9 4 5 0 0 1
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-2%
ERA on Road
2025
 
 
-75%
ERA at Home
2024
 
 
-21%
ERA at Home
2023
 
 
-51%
ERA on Road
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 3.63 1.28 44.2 4 4 4 10.1 4.0 0.2
Since 2023Away 3.56 1.52 48.0 2 3 8 12.4 6.2 0.8
2025Home 1.35 0.90 6.2 1 1 2 8.1 4.1 0.0
2025Away 5.40 1.50 3.1 0 0 1 13.5 8.1 2.7
2024Home 2.16 1.20 33.1 3 3 2 10.0 3.0 0.0
2024Away 2.75 1.40 39.1 2 3 6 12.4 5.7 0.5
2023Home 17.36 2.36 4.2 0 0 0 13.5 11.6 1.9
2023Away 8.44 2.44 5.1 0 0 1 11.8 8.4 1.7
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Stat Review
How does Justin Martinez compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
1.83
 
K/9
9.9
 
BB/9
5.4
 
HR/9
0.9
 
Fastball
99.3 mph
 
ERA
2.70
 
WHIP
1.10
 
BABIP
.189
 
GB/FB
2.17
 
Left On Base
72.9%
 
Exit Velocity
76.4 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
2.3%
 
Spin Rate
1897 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
14.0%
 
Swinging Strike
11.6%
 
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Will pitch in ACL games
PArizona Diamondbacks
Shoulder
May 8, 2025
Martinez (shoulder) began a throwing program Tuesday and will pitch in Arizona Complex League games next, MLB.com reports.
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Set to begin throwing program
PArizona Diamondbacks
Shoulder
May 5, 2025
Martinez (shoulder) will begin throwing later this week after being placed on the 15-day injured list Thursday, Alex Weiner of ArizonaSports.com reports.
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Receives promising imaging results
PArizona Diamondbacks
Shoulder
May 3, 2025
Martinez underwent an MRI on his right shoulder Saturday that showed no structural damage, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.
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Hits IL with shoulder inflammation
PArizona Diamondbacks
Shoulder
May 1, 2025
The Diamondbacks placed Martinez on the 15-day injured list Thursday with right shoulder inflammation.
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Velo concerns could prompt IL stint
PArizona Diamondbacks
Shoulder
May 1, 2025
Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said that Martinez is scheduled to get imaging on his right shoulder after displaying diminished velocity during his relief appearance in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Mets, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports. "We're still trying to sift through it ourselves," Lovullo said of Martinez. "We just wanted to get the feeling from him as to how he's doing. It's clear that the velo is down and the stuff is not the same. We're still evaluating."
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