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J-Mart adjusting to new part-time role

SAN FRANCISCO -- Twelve years into a professional career in which he has overcome three knee surgeries, a decade in the Minors and various other odds, Jose Martinez now faces a new challenge. It is due to a polarizing skill set that Martinez must learn to become comfortable in an odd new role: part-time No. 3 hitter.

Martinez returned to his typical spot in the lineup Saturday after two days on the bench.

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"My main thing is staying in the big leagues," Martinez said. "If this is going to be my role, that's it.