Every player who comes to the major leagues for the first time has a story to tell, and left-hander Brett Martin is no different.
Recalled for the first time Friday from Triple A Nashville, Martin said that he spent the past two days calling friends and family to inform them of the biggest news of his career and, of course, getting his butt to Globe Life Park.
One call Friday was particularly meaningful, as he phoned the wife of his former pitching instructor growing up in Knoxville, Tenn., and his first pitching coach in pro ball.