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Dominican baseball player (born 1982)

Baseball player
Cristhian Martínez
Pitcher
Born: (1982-03-06) March 6, 1982 (age 42)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Batted: RightThrew: Right
MLB debut
May 21, 2009, for the Florida Marlins
Last MLB appearance
April 6, 2013, for the Atlanta Braves
MLB statistics
Win–loss record7–8
Earned run average4.02
Strikeouts163
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Mercedes.

Cristhian A. Martínez Mercedes (born March 6, 1982) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitched. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Florida Marlins and Atlanta Braves.

Career

Detroit Tigers

Martínez signed as an international free agent with the Detroit Tigers in 2003. He remained with the Tigers organization through the 2006 season, pitching for the Gulf Coast Tigers, Oneonta Tigers, West Michigan White Caps and Lakeland Tigers, never rising above Single–A.

Florida Marlins

The Florida Marlins selected Martínez in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft on December 7, 2006.

Martínez made his Major League debut with the Marlins on May 21, 2009. On June 1, he collected his first win in the Majors after tossing 1+2⁄3 innings of scoreless relief against the Milwaukee Brewers. He was sent down to the Triple–A New Orleans Zephyrs immediately after the game. Overall, Martínez pitched in 15 games that season, owning a 1–1 win–loss record with a 5.13 earned run average.

Atlanta Braves

Martínez was claimed off waivers by the Atlanta Braves on April 8, 2010. He was optioned to the Triple–A Gwinnett Braves, where he pitched in 23 games, and was later called up to Atlanta in the beginning of September.

After qualifying as a Super Two earlier in the offseason, on January 18, 2013, Martínez agreed to a one–year, $750,000 contract to avoid arbitration with the Braves. On April 12, Martínez, who suffered a shoulder strain, was placed on the disabled list in order to clear roster space for recently acquired reliever Luis Ayala. He pitched in two games that year, giving up two runs to the Philadelphia Phillies in his first appearance and pitched two scoreless innings against the Chicago Cubs on April 6. On July 9, Martínez underwent shoulder surgery and was ruled out for the rest of the 2013 season, and missed the entirety of the 2014 season as well. On December 2, 2013, Martinez, along with shortstop Paul Janish and infielder Elliot Johnson was non–tendered by the Braves, making them free agents.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Braves claim pitcher Christhian Martinez off waivers". Always Brave. MLB.com. April 8, 2010. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  2. "Braves add Kimbrel, Martinez to bullpen". Always Brave. MLB.com. September 7, 2010. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  3. ^ Baer, Bill (April 12, 2013). "Braves put Cristhian Martinez on disabled list". NBC Sports. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  4. ^ Pouliot, Matthew (December 2, 2013). "2013 Non-tender Tracker". NBC Sports. Retrieved December 3, 2013.

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