The St. Louis Cardinals selected Martini in the seventh round,with the 230th overall selection,of the 2011 MLB draft.[7][1] He made his professional debut with the Low-A Batavia Muckdogs. In 2012,he played for the Single-A Quad Cities River Bandits,slashing .266/.361/.344 with two home runs and 52 runs batted in (RBIs). The next year,Martini played for the Single-A Peoria Chiefs,batting .252/.339/.329 with two home runs and 36 RBIs. He split the 2014 season between the High-A Palm Beach Cardinals and the Double-A Springfield Cardinals,posting a .260/.337/.385 batting line to go along with career-highs in home runs (7) and RBI (60). In 2015,Martini played for the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds and Springfield,accumulating a .285/.392/.407 batting line with six home runs and 46 RBIs. The next season,he again split the year between Memphis and Springfield,slashing .259/.352/.354 with five home runs and 39 RBIs. He returned to Memphis and Springfield for a third straight split year in 2017,posting a .294/.382/.423 slash line with career-highs in home runs (8) and RBIs (70).[8] After playing for seven years in the Cards’Minor League Baseball (MiLB) system,[9] he was granted free agency on November 6,2017.[7]
Oakland Athletics
On January 10,2018,Martini signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics organization. He was assigned to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds to begin the season. On June 6,2018,Martini was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[10] On June 23,Martini notched his first career hit,which drove in the winning run in a 7–6 victory over the Chicago White Sox.[citation needed] On September 20,he hit his first big league home run off Los Angeles AngelscatcherFrancisco Arcia,who had been summoned to pitch in mop-up duty in a 21–3 blowout victory by the Athletics.[11] Martini finished the season with a slash line of .296/.397/.414.
The Athletics optioned Martini to the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators before the 2019 season,where he played until he was called up on July 22. He pitched the eighth inning of a July 22,11–1 loss against the Houston Astros,giving up two walks but no runs,and was returned to Las Vegas the next day. On August 25,Martini was designated for assignment after going 1-for-11 in six major league games.[12]
San Diego Padres
On August 28,2019,Martini was claimed off waivers by the San Diego Padres.[13] In 26 games for the Padres,Martini logged a .244/.344/.317 batting line with five RBIs. He was designated for assignment on November 20,2019.[14]
Philadelphia Phillies
On November 25,2019,Martini was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds.[15] He was designated for assignment by the team on January 8,2020,following the signing of Shogo Akiyama.
On January 14,2020,Martini was claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia Phillies.[16] He was designated for assignment on February 15.[17] He was outrighted on February 19 and invited to Spring Training as a non-roster invitee.[18] Martini did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[19] He became a free agent on November 2.[20]
Chicago Cubs
On January 2,2021,Martini signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs organization.[21] On May 7,2021,Martini was selected to the active roster after Ian Happ was placed on the injured list.[22] Martini went for 1-for-12 with one RBI in 12 games before being designated for assignment on June 5.[23] Martini was outrighted to the Triple-A Iowa Cubs on June 7.[24] On September 8,Martini was re-selected to the 40-man roster.[25] Martini was again outrighted to the Triple-A Iowa Cubs on October 3. He elected free agency on November 5,2021.
NC Dinos
On December 21,2021,Martini signed with the NC Dinos of the KBO League for $550,000 in salary and signing bonus,with an additional $250,000 possible from incentives.[26] Martini played in 139 games for the Dinos in 2022,slashing .296/.365/.461 with 16 home runs,85 RBIs,and 12 stolen bases. Martini was named an All-Star for the Dinos in 2022[27] became a free agent after the season.
Cincinnati Reds
On February 3,2023,Martini signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds organization.[28] In 93 games for the Triple–A Louisville Bats,he hit .275/.393/.481 with 15 home runs and 65 RBI. On August 22,the Reds selected Martini's contract,adding him to the major league roster.[29] In 29 games for Cincinnati,he batted .264/.329/.583 with six home runs and 16 RBI.
Martini made the Reds' Opening Day roster in 2024 and hit two home runs on Opening Day.[30] On July 10,2024,Martini underwent surgery to repair ligament damage in his thumb. He had suffered the injury while sliding into second base in a July 6 loss against the Detroit Tigers.[31] Martini was activated from the 60–day injured list on September 24.[32] In 52 total games for Cincinnati,he slashed .212/.272/.370 with five home runs and 24 RBI. On November 1,Martini was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to Louisville.[33]
Colorado Rockies
On January 15,2025,Martini signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies.[34] On March 23,the Rockies selected Martini's contract after he made the team's Opening Day roster.[35] In 43 appearances for Colorado,he batted .225/.288/.294 with one home run and four RBI. Martini was designated for assignment by the Rockies on May 30.[36] On June 2,he elected free agency in lieu of an outright assignment to the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes.[37]
Athletics
On June 5,2025,Martini signed a minor league contract with the Athletics.[38] He elected free agency on November 6.[39]
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