J.P. Martinez, the Texas Rangers minor leaguer who has spent the season at AAA Round Rock, is reportedly going to be joining the Rangers for this weekend’s series against San Francisco. Evan Grant says that this “may be a paternity leave-related callup,” as the Rangers have players who have babies about to be born.
If Martinez’s call up is just going to be for a few days due to a player going on paternity leave, it would be somewhat surprising that he would get the nod, since Martinez is not on the 40 man roster, and the Rangers would have to make a move to clear a roster spot for him.