The San Diego Padres' four-year deal with starting pitcher Nick Martinez became official on Wednesday, and the deal is for $25.5 million, according to a source. Martinez will receive a $2 million signing bonus and make $4 million in 2022. In each of 2023, 2024 and 2025 he'll have a $6.5 million player option and a $1.5 million buyout. The 31-year-old right-hander had a nice four-year run overseas in Japan and initially agreed on a deal with the Padres on the night before the lockout on Dec. 1. Before his four-year stay in Japan, Martinez posted a 4.77 ERA and 1.45 WHIP while striking out 237 and walking 148 in 415 1/3 innings over 88 appearances (68 starts) in a four-year span with the Texas Rangers. He'll represent rotation depth for the Friars to begin the 2022 season.

Right-hander Nick Martinez's four-year, $20 million deal with the San Diego Padres didn't quite make it through before the deadline on Wednesday night, so he technically remains a free agent with the sport's lockout beginning on Thursday. However, there's no reason to believe that the two sides won't finalize the agreement after a new Collective Bargaining Agreement is done. Martinez's deal includes opt-outs after the first and second seasons. The 31-year-old spent the last four years in Japan and had a very nice 1.62 ERA for the SoftBank Hawks last season. In his four seasons with the Texas Rangers before going overseas, he was 17-30 with a 4.77 ERA. It's unclear if San Diego's crowded starting rotation will have room for Martinez to begin the 2022 season.

The San Diego Padres agreed to a four-year, $20 million deal with right-hander Nick Martinez on Wednesday evening, according to sources familiar with the deal. The 31-year-old former Texas Ranger was excellent in Japan this past season for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, posting a 1.62 ERA. His contract with the Friars will include opt-outs after the first and second years. Martinez will be back in the big leagues for the first time since 2017 and was a back-of-the rotation arm in Texas before heading overseas. In his four seasons with the Rangers, he had a 4.77 ERA (5.36 FIP), 1.45 WHIP, 5.1 K/9 and 3.2 BB/9 in 415 1/3 innings over 88 appearances (68 starts). Martinez could be an option as a long-relief arm out of the bullpen if he doesn't win a spot at the back end of San Diego's crowded starting rotation.

RHP Nick Martinez (3-7, 5.42) is likely making his 18th and final start of the season. He is 0-3 over his last four starts with a 4.63 ERA and a .230/.264/.425/.689 opponent slash line in that span. Martinez has gone 3-3 with a 3.28 ERA in his career against Houston in 11 games, with seven starts. He's is 0-2 with a 4.58 ERA this season against the Astros, including a loss Aug. 31 in the series finale against Houston in a game relocated to Tampa Bay.

RHP Nick Martinez (3-7) allowed four runs (three earned) and five hits in six innings in a 4-1 loss to the Oakland Athletics on Friday night at the Oakland Coliseum. He struck out six, walked one and gave up a two-run homer to A's rookie 1B Matt Olson in the second inning. "I felt great," Martinez said. "Just kind of one pitch that I thought was a good pitch but maybe at the wrong time. Other than that I thought we had a great game plan going into it." Martinez fell to 4-2 at the Coliseum for his career in eight games, including six starts.

RHP Nick Martinez gave up four runs on six hits and one walk in 5 1/3 innings, getting the loss in the Rangers' 7-6 setback to the Angels on Friday. Martinez held the Angels scoreless through three innings before he allowed an RBI double by RF Kole Calhoun and an RBI single by SS Andrelton Simmons. Martinez got knocked out of the game three batters into the sixth inning, when the Angels went on to score a decisive five runs.

RHP Nick Martinez (3-6, 5.40 ERA) is slated to make his 16th start of the season in Friday night's series opener against the Angels. It will be first start since Aug. 31 against the Astros after spending all of September working out of the bullpen. He has gone 3-6 with a 5.40 ERA in 15 starts. He has gone 2-3 with a 2.76 ERA over nine games (seven starts) vs. the Angels in his career. He has held the Halos to a .219/.278/.382/.660 slash line in his career. Martinez took a no decision in the Rangers' 6-3 loss on April 28 vs. the Angels in Arlington, going six innings and giving up three earned runs on five hits.

RHP Nick Martinez is the odds-on favorite to start Friday's series opener at the Los Angeles Angels. "Indicators pointed toward Nick," manager Jeff Banister said. "Some of the success Nick has had in these situations, when we brought Nick in after being in the bullpen or sitting him down, he's had the propensity to have some effective starts."

RHP Nick Martinez took his third straight loss Thursday, giving up two runs on five hits in his five innings while striking out six batters. He remains winless in his career at Tropicana Field but was able to lower his season ERA to 5.17.

RHP Nick Martinez (4-4) was called up from Triple-A Round Rock on Friday and made his 14th start of the season for Texas in a 3-1 loss to Oakland. He allowed three runs and four hits in a career high-matching seven innings. He struck out seven, tying his career high, and walked two. "I loved how Nick was really poised on the mound," Rangers manager Jeff Banister said. "You can see that he's worked extremely hard at keeping the delivery together. I felt like it was a really solid outing. It's something to build on." Martinez gave up two solo home runs to A's LF Khris Davis, solo shots in the fourth and seventh innings. Davis' home run in the fourth was the first hit Martinez allowed. "I felt good," Martinez said. "We had a great game plan. We did a great job preparing, a great scouting report." Davis' homer in the seventh gave the A's a 2-1 lead. "Just a curveball that I meant to bound. It didn't bounce and he crushed it." Martinez replaced Tyson Ross in the rotation. Ross moved to the bullpen, and A.J. Griffin had his scheduled start pushed back two days to Sunday.

RHP Nick Martinez is expected to start at the Oakland A's on Friday. Martinez (3-4, 5.38 ERA) last pitched for the Rangers on Aug. 6, allowing five runs and five hits in four innings of 6-5 loss to the Minnesota Twins.

RHP Nick Martinez was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock on Wednesday. Manager Jeff Banister said the Rangers sent Martinez to Round Rock in order to keep him on a starter's schedule. The transaction likely clears the way for both RHP Andrew Cashner, who missed his scheduled start Tuesday due to a stiff neck, and RHP Tyson Ross, who is on the 10-day disabled list due to a blister, to rejoin the rotation this weekend against the Astros. Martinez was most recently recalled by the Rangers on July 31 but struggled in two starts, during which he went 0-1 while allowing 12 runs over just 9 1/3 innings. In three stints with the Rangers this season, Martinez is 3-4 with a 5.38 ERA in 16 games (13 starts).

RHP Nick Martinez was send to Triple-A Round Rock. Martinez has struggled in both starts since spending nearly two months on the disabled list. He was tagged for five runs in four innings at Minnesota on Sunday. The 27-year-old Martinez is 3-4 with a 5.38 ERA in three stints with Texas this season, appearing in 16 games and starting 13.

The Texas Rangers sent right-hander Nick Martinez to Triple-A Round Rock and recalled infielder Tyler Smith, the team announced Wednesday.Martinez has struggled in both starts since spending nearly two months on the disabled list. He was tagged for five runs in four innings at Minnesota on Sunday.The 27-year-old Martinez is 3-4 with a 5.38 ERA in three stints with Texas this season, appearing in 16 games and starting 13.Smith, 26, was picked up on waivers by Seattle just before the trade deadline. The rookie appeared in 10 games with the Mariners, batting .188 with one RBI in 16 at-bats.He batted .237 with six home runs and 29 RBIs this season between Triple-A affiliates Tacoma and Round Rock.

RHP Nick Martinez was staked to a 5-0, first-inning lead in Minnesota on Sunday but couldn't make it hold up. Martinez had trouble with his fastball against the Twins, who hit three homers off Martinez to tie the game by the third inning. Martinez has now allowed six home runs in his last three appearances, spanning 13 innings. The three homers he allowed tied a career-high and was the first time he gave up three long balls since May 3 at Houston.

RHP Nick Martinez allowed seven runs in 5 1/3 innings in his first outing for Texas since July 4. Martinez hadn't pitched in any game since July 19 when he made a start for Triple-A Round Rock. He was on the disabled list with a sore forearm before taking Yu Darvish's roster spot Monday. He said his arm felt fine Tuesday. "I was fighting my timing," Martinez said. "It would come back and I would lose it again. Our offense kind of jolted some energy back into me and I was able to put together a good fifth. Then I lost it again in the sixth."

RHP Nick Martinez was recalled from Triple-A Round Rock and will start Tuesday. Martinez was 3-3 with a 4.56 ERA in 14 appearances for the Rangers earlier this year. He was 2-0 with a 3.42 ERA for the Express.

RHP Nick Martinez was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock. He was 3-3 (4.56 ERA) in 14 appearances, 11 starts, for the Rangers this season,

RHP Nick Martinez (2-3), working on six days' rest, earned the victory in Texas' in a 6-1 victory over Toronto on Tuesday, yielding one run on two hits and two walks while striking out three over 61/3 innings. He worked around base runners in each of the second, third, fourth, and fifth innings and left a runner on base when he left in the seventh. That runner scored. "He never faced more than four hitters in an inning, really," manager Jeff Banister said. "I think that was big for him. Never tried to throw in the same location twice, kept these hitters off-balance. He had a tremendous mix of four-seam, two-seam fastball locations. Had a ton of pitches, good pitches that were fouled off. I think the curveball later in the game played big for him. I think the ability to move the two fastballs around the zone, got some big outs."

RHP Nick Martinez, informed that he would start late Monday night, recorded his fourth quality start of the season and first since May 13against the Athletics. Martinez allowed two runs on five hits with one strikeout over six innings, and induced nine groundball outs. He did not factor in the decision