Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Orelvis Martinez was born November 19, 2001, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He is an infielder in the MLB.

He is ranked second on Major League Baseball's 2023 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list, and 94th overall on the 2022 Top 100 MLB prospects list.

Martínez signed with the Blue Jays organization as an international free agent on July 2, 2018. His $3.5 million signing bonus is the second-highest signing bonus given to an international free agent in team history, just behind the $3.9 million bonus given to Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in 2015. Martínez was assigned to the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Blue Jays for the 2019 season. He appeared in 40 games and recorded a .275 batting average, seven home runs, and 32 runs batted in (RBI).

Martínez was added to the 40-man roster following the 2022 season. Martínez was optioned to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons to begin the 2023 season.