NEW YORK (AP) -- Nick Martinez spent about a dozen games in the left-field bleachers at Yankee Stadium from 2009-11, watching with his Fordham friends and hoping to one day make it to the big leagues - as a hitter.
He spent Saturday on the mound of the very same ballpark, winning yet another game for Texas and sending reeling New York to its fifth straight loss and ninth in 10 games.
''I could hear my buddies out there cheering for me,'' he said after the Rangers routed the Yankees 15-4. ''It's almost like a homecoming for me.