He has previously played in NPB for the Chunichi Dragons and in the Cuban National Series for the Cocodrilos de Matanzas.

[4] The Cuban catcher Ariel Martinez shone again on Wednesday in Japanese baseball, when he hit a homer that led to the victory of the Chunichi Dragons over the Yakult Swallows.

On December 21, 2022, Martinez signed with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball.

He tries to watch film of him often and he definitely enjoys catching plenty of Kansas City Royals games on television when he can.

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