Rangers acquired C Luis Martinez from the Padres for RHP Ryan Kelly. Martinez was designated for assignment over the weekend in order to make room for the new acquisitions in the Mat Latos deal. The 26-year-old backstop batted .203/.309/.305 with one home run and 10 RBI over 68 plate appearances with the Padres this past season. The Rangers are pretty set in the catching department on the major-league level, but Martinez provides some useful depth.

Mike Puma of the New York Post reports that the Mets have interest in Padres' catcher Luis Martinez. Martinez was designated for assignment following the blockbuster Mat Latos deal. The 26-year-old backstop batted .203/.309/.305 with one home run and 10 RBI over 68 plate appearances with the Padres this past season. The Mets are currently exploring their options for a backup catcher after non-tendering Ronny Paulino earlier this month.

Padres designated C Luis Martinez for assignment. He was cleared to make room for the Padres' new acquisitions in the Mat Latos deal. Martinez, 26, batted .203/.309/.305 with one home run and 10 RBI over 68 plate appearances with the Padres this past season.

Padres recalled C Luis Martinez from Triple-A Tucson. Martinez, 26, is batting .263/.349/.395 with one home run and 10 RBI over 43 plate appearances with the Padres this season. He will serve as the third catcher behind Nick Hundley and Rob Johnson the rest of the way.

Padres optioned C Luis Martinez to Triple-A Tucson. He was cleared to make room for Nick Hundley's return from the disabled list. Martinez, 26, is batting .263/.349/.395 with one home run and 10 RBI over 43 plate appearances with the big club this season. He will likely return when rosters expand in September.

Padres optioned C Luis Martinez to Triple-A Tucson. Martinez served as the Padres' third catcher for about a week and only appeared in one major league game, going hitless in two at-bats. He'll report back to Triple-A, where he can at least get some playing time.

Padres recalled C Luis Martinez from Triple-A Tucson. Martinez, 26, was batting .313/.357/.405 with zero homers and 18 RBI over 131 plate appearances at the Triple-A level this season. He's likely third on the depth chart behind Rob Johnson and Kyle Phillips, so don't look for any fantasy value here.