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Padres' Nick Martinez a 'different pitcher' as he returns to MLB - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Nick Martinez, Padres finalize deal that could be worth $25.5M
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Padres' rotation doing its best to weather its no-Joe stretch at start of the season - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Nick Martinez leaves Team USA at WBC, returns to Padres camp
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Padres News: Nick Martinez Explains Why He Left Team USA - Sports Illustrated Inside The Padres News, Analysis and More
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Nick Martinez, San Diego Padres, RP - News, Stats, Bio
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Nick Martinez takes step forward in becoming top setup reliever - San Diego Padres
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Meet new Padres' starter Nick Martinez
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SAN DIEGO (Aug. 21, 2022) Interior Communications Electrician 1st Class Ariana Robledo, from San Angelo, Texas, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), receives a signed baseball by
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Padres News: Nick Martinez Explains Why He Left Team USA - Sports Illustrated Inside The Padres News, Analysis and More
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SAN DIEGO (Aug. 21, 2022) Interior Communications Electrician 1st Class Ariana Robledo, from San Angelo, Texas, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), receives a signed baseball by
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Padres' Nick Martinez has stuff to create swing-and-miss