{"id":102151,"date":"2025-06-13T18:41:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T22:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=102151"},"modified":"2025-06-13T18:41:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T22:41:10","slug":"diamondbacks-justin-martinez-tommy-john-surgery-out-remainder-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/06\/13\/diamondbacks-justin-martinez-tommy-john-surgery-out-remainder-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Mart\u00ednez to Undergo Tommy John Surgery, Out for Remainder of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arizona Diamondbacks right-handed pitcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=martiju01,martin014jus&amp;search=Justin+Martinez&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-06-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Justin Mart\u00ednez<\/a> will undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the remainder of the 2025 season, according to the club&#8217;s manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/lovulto01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-06-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Torey Lovullo<\/a>. Mart\u00ednez is already on the 15-day injured list, and the club will transfer him to the 60-day injured list once it opens a roster spot. He will likely miss a large portion of the 2026 season as well.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Dbacks closer Justin Martinez is OUT for the season with a UCL sprain in his right elbow, Torey Lovullo announced on <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLBNetworkRadio?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MLBNetworkRadio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He is expected to be sidelined at least 12 to 13 months. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S1IJXQTRsT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/S1IJXQTRsT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLBONFOX\/status\/1933613518739419436?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Justin Mart\u00ednez to Undergo Tommy John Surgery<\/h2>\n<p>The Diamondbacks signed Mart\u00ednez, 23, out of the Dominican Republic for $50,000 in 2017, and he climbed his way into the club&#8217;s top 30 prospects by 2021. He broke into the big leagues in 2023, but struggled, pitching to a 12.60 ERA in 10 appearances. In 2024, Mart\u00ednez broke out with a 2.48 ERA in 64 appearances, earning a five-year, $18 million extension during spring training. After breaking camp as the club&#8217;s closer, Mart\u00ednez struggled to stay on the field in 2025.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_102162\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-102162\" style=\"width: 473px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-102162\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_26293809_168400885_lowres-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"473\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_26293809_168400885_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_26293809_168400885_lowres-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_26293809_168400885_lowres-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_26293809_168400885_lowres-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_26293809_168400885_lowres-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_26293809_168400885_lowres-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_26293809_168400885_lowres-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-102162\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">May 26, 2025; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Justin Martinez (63) pitches against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the eighth inning at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He missed time in May with shoulder inflammation but returned for five appearances before exiting Monday\u2019s game with elbow tightness. The team placed him on the injured list the following day and scheduled imaging. Lovullo said he was &#8220;highly&#8221; concerned about Mart\u00ednez following Monday&#8217;s game, and today, doctors confirmed the club&#8217;s fears by recommending that Mart\u00ednez undergo Tommy John surgery.<\/p>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"09c4809c-3910-47c5-803a-47a62a357279\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark\">\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"61\">Injuries Continue to Plague Diamondbacks Pitching Staff<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\">\n<div class=\"touch:-me-2 touch:-ms-3.5 -ms-2.5 -me-1 flex items-center p-1 select-none -mt-1 w-full duration-[1.5s] focus-within:transition-none hover:transition-none pointer-events-none [mask-image:linear-gradient(to_right,black_33%,transparent_66%)] [mask-size:300%_100%] [mask-position:100%_0%] motion-safe:transition-[mask-position] group-hover\/turn-messages:pointer-events-auto group-hover\/turn-messages:[mask-position:0_0] group-focus-within\/turn-messages:pointer-events-auto group-focus-within\/turn-messages:[mask-position:0_0] has-data-[state=open]:pointer-events-auto has-data-[state=open]:[mask-position:0_0]\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">Mart\u00ednez is the latest victim in what has been an injury-filled season for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/05\/12\/arizona-diamondbacks-bullpen-is-distressing\/\" target=\"_self\">Diamondbacks&#8217; pitching staff<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/burneco01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-06-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Corbin Burnes<\/a>, signed to a 6-year, $210 million deal, underwent Tommy John surgery on June 5 and is out for 2025 as well. The team also lost <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/03\/25\/diamondbacks-starter-tommy-john\/\" target=\"_self\">Jordan Montgomery<\/a> to Tommy John surgery at the end of spring training. The Diamondbacks placed both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/menacr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-06-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cristian Mena<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/graveke01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-06-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kendall Graveman<\/a> on the 15-day injured list this week. With the club currently sitting fourth in the National League West at 34-34, the front office may decide to sell at the deadline.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>Main Photo Credit: \u00a9 Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arizona Diamondbacks right-handed pitcher Justin Mart\u00ednez will undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the remainder of the 2025 season, according to the club&#8217;s manager Torey Lovullo. Mart\u00ednez is already on the 15-day injured list, and the club will transfer him to the 60-day injured list once it opens a roster spot. He will likely miss [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5469,"featured_media":102161,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29,1071,35],"tags":[2231,1166,28991,1080],"class_list":["post-102151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diamondbacks","category-mlb","category-news","tag-corbin-burnes","tag-jordan-montgomery","tag-justin-martinez","tag-kendall-graveman"],"modified_by":"Lewis Masella, Site Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5469"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102151"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102151\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":102163,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102151\/revisions\/102163"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}