Martin was released by the Mariners on Thursday.
Martin was with the team on a minor-league deal for the majority of spring training. He collected five hits on 19 at-bats, though he also struck out nine times. Martin has played in Japan for the last three seasons and is a candidate to head back overseas.
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Mariners' Leonys Martin: Signs with Seattle as NRI
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Martin signed a minor-league contract with the Mariners on Thursday and received an invitation to major-league spring training, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.
Martin has spent the last three-plus seasons in Japan, slashing .220/.350/.461 with the Chiba Lotte Marines. His last taste of major-league action came in 2019 with Cleveland, where he posted a .619 OPS and had 19 RBI over 264 plate appearances.
