Austin Martin’s season didn’t start how he would have liked it to have, but he’s certainly not letting that affect how he’s finishing it.

The utilityman was one of the final cuts in camp, sent down to Triple-A when the Minnesota Twins initially opted to carry DaShawn Keirsey Jr. on the Opening Day roster over him. He likely would have been up in the early weeks of the season anyways if not for a hamstring strain suffered at Triple-A just days into the season.

The day he returned from the injured list, he aggravated that same hamstring again.

Martin didn’t return until June 26. He didn’t reach the majors again until Aug. 1, after the Twins had traded away about 40 percent of their roster, opening up an opportunity for him that he was determined to capitalize on.

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