PEORIA, Ariz. — After 2019 All-Star Will Smith signed a free-agent deal with the Atlanta Braves this offseason, the Giants officially had a closer vacancy.
Right-hander Rodolfo Martinez isn’t a candidate to fill the job, but it might not be long before the 25-year-old Dominican Republic native is in the mix.
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Martinez received the call from minor league camp on Thursday to join the Giants for their matchup with the Seattle Mariners at the Peoria Sports Complex. With San Francisco out of big league arms and holding a one-run lead in the ninth, manager Gabe Kapler called on Martinez to see what the unproven flame-thrower had in the tank.