Rudy Martin Jr. has hit .253 for Toronto’s Triple-A affiliate in Buffalo, N.Y., this season.Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press
Rudy Martin Jr. has been called up by the Toronto Blue Jays, allowing the 30-year-old outfielder to make his first-ever Major League Baseball appearance.
Outfielder Jesus Sanchez was designated for assignment in a corresponding move.
Martin was selected in the 25th round of the 2014 MLB Amateur Draft – a round that no longer exists – by the Kansas City Royals.
The journeyman outfielder, a 12-year veteran of the minor leagues, has hit .253 for Toronto’s Triple-A affiliate in Buffalo, N.Y., this season with a .351 on-base percentage, three home runs and 12 stolen bases in 27 games.
Jesus Sanchez gestures to the Blue Jays’ dugout after recording a hit earlier this season.Jaiden Tripi/Reuters
Sanchez was traded by the Houston Astros to the Blue Jays in February for outfielder Joey Loperfido.
He’s hit .260 with eight home runs and 35 runs batted in this season with a .734 on-base plus slugging percentage, fifth-best among active Toronto players, but he has made several costly fielding errors.
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