José Alberto Martínez (born July 25, 1988) is a Venezuelan professional baseball first baseman and outfielder for the St.
Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB).
He made his major league debut with the Cardinals on September 6, 2016, after 887 games in ten minor league seasons.
A right-handed batter and thrower, Martínez stands 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) tall and weighs 215 pounds (98 kg).
As a member of the Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers in the Kansas City Royals organization in 2015, Martínez set a modern-day Pacific Coast League (PCL) record with a .384 batting average.
He also previously played in the Chicago White Sox and Atlanta Braves organizations, and in the Frontier League.