Leonys Martin launched his 8th home run of the season in the Seattle Mariners 4-0 victory against the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday afternoon at Great American Ball Park. That number is impressive, but what makes it newsworthy is the fact that Martin tied his career high for home runs in a single season today…and it’s only May!
The Mariners acquired the 28-year-old center fielder from the Texas Rangers this past offseason. Seattle sent Tom Wilhelmsen, James Jones and Patrick Kivlehan to the Rangers in exchange for Martin and Anthony Bass.