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Martinez fulfills long-awaited Major League dream
- Updated: September 7, 2016
PITTSBURGH — The path to Pittsburgh, where Jose Martinez put on a big league uniform for the first time on Tuesday, spanned 10 years, four organizations, 3,242 at-bats and many moments of wondering if his chance would ever come. Finally, it has.
Martinez, 28, was among a trio of Minor Leaguers the Cardinals summoned on Tuesday to mark their final wave of September callups. Unlike Martinez, the other two, Mike Mayers and Sam Tuivailala, had been here before.
“It’s been unbelievable,” Martinez said of reaching his big league dream. “Every player wants to be here. Every player wants to be successful in the Minor Leagues to get to the next level. It took me a while, a lot of stops that I had in my career. But I never quit. I always stayed positive. And the most important thing is I got to an organization that finally gave me a chance.”
Martinez joined the Cardinals’ organization in late May after the Royals sent …
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