TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays signed pitcher Nick Martinez, according to an MLB Network post on X.
RHP Nick Martinez and the Rays are reportedly in agreement on a contract. pic.twitter.com/g4TyNPllLB
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) February 9, 2026
The 35-year-old right-hander pitched for the Cincinnati Reds the past two seasons, throwing 165.2 innings with a 4.45 ERA during his 2025 campaign.
The MLB said Martinez originally signed a two-year, $26 million deal with the Reds before the 2024 season, but opted out of the second year of his contract. However, after the Reds offered him a one-year, $21.05 million qualifying offer for 2025, he returned to Cincinnati.
Martinez was drafted by the Texas Rangers in 2011, spent four seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball from 2018-21 and returned to the MLB as a pitcher with the San Diego Padres from 2022-23.
The team has not confirmed the deal.
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