ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Reliever Chris Martin is guaranteed $5.5 million ... and he pitched for the New York Yankees in 2015 before going to Japan in advance of his first stint with the Rangers.

"When you start talking about firing him as manager of the New York Yankees, you might as well stab him with a knife," says former Cy Young Award winner Sparky Lyle on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury.

ARLINGTON, Texas — Veteran reliever Chris Martin signed a one-year contract ... and he pitched for the New York Yankees in 2015 before going to Japan in advance of his first stint with the ...

The New York Mets could turn to a veteran reliever ... “If the Mets don’t spend big in the bullpen: David Robertson, Chris Martin, or Tommy Kahnle could be a fit, per @NYPost_Mets,” Bartels ...