Guardians' Angel Martinez makes Cleveland baseball history not done since 1928 Johnny Hodapp
This was a special day for Angel.
Guardians' Angel Martinez makes Cleveland baseball history not done since 1928 Johnny Hodapp originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Angel Martinez had himself a special day at the ballpark on Wednesday.
When the Cleveland Guardians ' versatile power-speed threat stepped to the plate for his final at bat, he was already 3-for-3. But at that moment, the bases were loaded. He had the chance at quite the afternoon.
And when he got a pitch over the plate, he didn't miss it. Martinez slugged a grand slam to cap the best game of his career and to punctuate what turned out to be a 10-2 Cleveland win over the Kansas City Royals . In the process, he made club history.
He's the youngest Cleveland baseball player since Johnny Hodapp in 1928 to have a game with at least four hits, four RBI and a steal. Angel Martínez (24 years, 71 days) is the youngest Cleveland player with 4+ hits, 4+ RBI and a SB in a game in almost 100 years: since Johnny Hodapp did so on July 29, 1928. — nugget chef (@jayhaykid) April 9, 2026 MORE: Yankees outfielder once battled ostrich in 11-plate spaghetti-eating contest When you add in the fact that Martinez reached a portion of those marks by hitting a grand slam, it's likely an even rarer occurrence.