Julio Martinez: Everything you need to know

The Mets hired Martinez as a special adviser to baseball operations, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports. Martinez hasn't played since 2024 but hadn't formally announced his retirement. Given Tuesday's announcement, it appears his playing days may indeed be over. Martinez was an All-Star as recently as 2023, when he hit 33 homers with 103 RBI in 113 regular-season games for the Dodgers.

The Rangers offered Martinez a non-guaranteed contract, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports. The 37-year-old had a .235/.320/.406 slash line with 16 homers in 120 regular-season games with the Mets last season, and he remains unsigned at about the halfway point of 2025 after failing to drum up much interest during the offseason. Martinez continues to work out in Miami as he attempts to keep himself ready, but he doesn't appear particularly close to securing an MLB contract.

The Yankees did reach out to Martinez, but the two sides don't seem close to a deal, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports. At least for now, New York appears content to fill the DH spot internally in the absence of Giancarlo Stanton, who is facing an uncertain timetable for his return to action following a second round of PRP injections in his elbows. That leaves Martinez still looking for a job with less than three weeks to go until Opening Day. Martinez's numbers cratered last season and he is now 37 years old, but he was an All-Star as recently as 2023 when he hit 33 homers with 103 RBI in 113 regular-season games for the Dodgers.