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José Alberto Martínez (born July 25, 1988) is a Venezuelan professional baseball first baseman and outfielder for the Leones de Yucatán of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, and Chicago Cubs. As a member of the Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers in the Kansas City Royals organization in 2015, he set a modern-day Pacific Coast League (PCL) record with a .384 batting average. He also previously played for the Chicago White Sox and Atlanta Braves organizations as well as for the Rockford Aviators of the Frontier League. In February 2019, he signed a two-year, $3.25 million contract with St Louis for the 2019 regular season. He is the son of Venezuelan former Major League baseball player, Juan Alberto Martinez. He was born in Caracas, Venezuela, and is the nephew of former MLB player, Luis Martinez. His father, Luis Alberto Martinez, is a former major league baseball player. He played in the Chicago Cubs organization from 2006 to 2012.