Luis Martinez Recalled by San Diego Padres

Published on July 8, 2011 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Tucson Padres News Release

The San Diego Padres announced today they have placed catcher Nick Hundley on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to July 6, with a strained right elbow and have recalled catcher Luis Martinez from Triple-A Tucson.

Martinez, 26, has hit .313 (41-for-131) with 12 doubles, 18 RBI and 17 runs scored in 38 games for Triple-A Tucson this season. The right-handed-hitter was rated as the best defensive catcher prospect in the entire Padres organization by Baseball America heading into the 2011 season. The catcher's first appearance will be his Major League debut. Originally signed by San Diego as a 12th-round selection in the 2007 First-Year Player Draft, he has hit .270 (350-for-1295) with 70 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs, 129 RBI and 165 runs scored over 391 games played across parts of five minor league seasons (2007-11) in the Padres organization.

The former University of Arizona Wildcat Hundley is on the disabled list for the second time this season, also missing time from May 6 to June 8 with a right oblique strain. He has hit .222 (34-for-153) with five doubles, one triple, three home runs, 15 RBI and 15 runs scored in 45 games for the Padres this season. The catcher has started 41 games behind the plate for San Diego. Originally signed by the Padres as a second-round selection in the 2005 First-Year Player Draft, he has hit .239 (210-for-880) with 45 doubles, six triples, 24 home runs, 112 RBI and 92 runs scored in 268 games played over four Major League seasons (2008-11), all with the Padres.

Additionally, catcher Rocky Gale has been transferred to the Tucson Padres from the High-A Lake Elsinore Storm.

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