{"id":159232,"date":"2026-09-11T21:22:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T01:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/azulejos-appoint-jesus-sanchez-and-promote-rudy-martin-jr\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T21:22:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T01:22:56","slug":"azulejos-appoint-jesus-sanchez-and-promote-rudy-martin-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/national\/azulejos-appoint-jesus-sanchez-and-promote-rudy-martin-jr\/","title":{"rendered":"Azulejos appoint Jes\u00fas S\u00e1nchez and promote Rudy Martin Jr"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Moves in Toronto: Jes\u00fas S\u00e1nchez out and Rudy Martin Jr. gets the call to the Major Leagues<\/h2>\n\n<p>The Toronto Blue Jays have executed a strategic adjustment to their roster this Friday, ahead of a crucial series against the Baltimore Orioles. The organization announced the designation for assignment of Dominican outfielder Jes\u00fas S\u00e1nchez, a decision made to clear space on the Major League roster.<\/p>\n\n<p>The main move is the promotion of experienced outfielder Rudy Martin Jr., who at 30 years old finally receives the opportunity to debut at the highest level of baseball after a 12-season professional career.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A key reinforcement for the final stretch<\/h2>\n\n<p>Toronto is immersed in a fierce battle for an American League Wild Card spot. With the season entering its decisive stage, the team is looking to add depth and specific tools to help them close the gap against direct competitors like the Cleveland Guardians and the Orioles themselves.<\/p>\n\n<p>The arrival of Martin Jr. brings a speed on the basepaths that could be decisive. During his time with Triple-A Buffalo, the player has demonstrated an outstanding ability to disrupt opposing defenses:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He has recorded 45 stolen bases this season, setting a new personal record.<\/li>\n<li>He has shown occasional power by matching his career-best of 11 home runs in a single year.<\/li>\n<li>He maintains a .252 batting average throughout his Minor League career.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Rudy Martin Jr.&#8217;s career is a testament to perseverance. After stints with organizations such as the Kansas City Royals, Washington Nationals, and various independent circuits, his effort is rewarded with this call-up, which marks the culmination of more than a decade of tireless work.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An atypical path to the Majors<\/h2>\n\n<p>Martin Jr.&#8217;s journey has been unconventional. Originally selected in the 2014 Draft, the outfielder traveled a long road that included stops in the Atlantic League and the Mexican League, before being acquired by Toronto after a brief stint in the Baltimore organization last July.<\/p>\n\n<p>Although the Blue Jays&#8217; coaching staff has not yet defined the exact role the player will perform, his profile as a fast runner and versatile outfielder positions him as a valuable piece to close out the season. With this move, Toronto is betting on the freshness and intensity of a minor league veteran who is looking to make the most of his first experience in Major League Baseball.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moves in Toronto: Jes\u00fas S\u00e1nchez out and Rudy Martin Jr. gets the call to the Major Leagues The Toronto Blue Jays have executed a strategic adjustment to their roster this Friday, ahead of a crucial series against the Baltimore Orioles. The organization announced the designation for assignment of Dominican outfielder Jes\u00fas S\u00e1nchez, a decision made [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":159233,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12809],"tags":[88,344,2723,2100],"class_list":{"0":"post-159232","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-mlb","10":"tag-tiles","11":"tag-toronto"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159232"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159232\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/159233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=159232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=159232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}