Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Padres, pitcher reach deal

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Nick Martinez and the Padres finalized a $26 million, three-year contract for the pitcher to remain with San Diego. Martinez gets a $10 million salary next year, and the Padres have options at $16 million for 2024 and 2025 under the agreement announced Tuesday. Both options must be decided after the 2023 season. If San Diego declines the options, Martinez would have $8 million player options for 2024 and 2025. Martinez went 4-4 with a 3.47 ERA with eight saves in 10 starts and 37 relief appearance­s for the Padres this year. The 32-year-old right-hander spent the previous four seasons in Japan with the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters and then the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.

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