Adrián Martínez (baseball)
| Adrián Martínez | |||||||||||||||
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| Free agent | |||||||||||||||
| Pitcher | |||||||||||||||
| Born: December 10, 1996 Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| May 10, 2022, for the Oakland Athletics | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics (through 2023 season) | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 4–8 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 5.51 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 100 | ||||||||||||||
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Adrián Misael Martínez (born December 10, 1996) is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics.
Career
[edit]San Diego Padres
[edit]Martínez signed with the San Diego Padres as an international free agent on February 16, 2015.[1] He spent the 2015 season with the Dominican Summer League Padres, recording a 4.41 ERA with 19 strikeouts over 16+1⁄3 innings.[2] He missed 2016 after undergoing Tommy John surgery.[3] He returned in 2017 with the Arizona League Padres, going 2–3 with a 4.50 ERA and 37 strikeouts over 30 innings.[2] He split the 2018 season between the Fort Wayne TinCaps of the Single–A Midwest League and the Tri-City Dust Devils of the Low–A Northwest League, combining to go 4–6 with a 6.90 ERA and 78 strikeouts over 74+1⁄3 innings.[2] He split the 2019 season between Fort Wayne and the Lake Elsinore Storm of the High–A California League, going a combined 7–4 with a 3.22 ERA and 76 strikeouts over 81 innings.[4] Martínez did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancelation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] He opened the 2021 season with the San Antonio Missions of the Double-A Central, going 7–3 with a 2.34 ERA and 83 strikeouts over 80+2⁄3 innings.[6] He was then promoted to the El Paso Chihuahuas of the Triple-A West league.[3] Over 9 games for El Paso, Martínez went 1–2 with a 5.28 ERA and 39 strikeouts over 44+1⁄3 innings.[7]
On November 7, 2021, Martínez was selected to San Diego's 40-man roster in order to be protected from the Rule 5 draft.[8]
Oakland Athletics
[edit]On April 3, 2022, the Padres traded Martínez, along with Euribiel Angeles, to the Oakland Athletics for Sean Manaea.[9] He opened the 2022 season with the Las Vegas Aviators. On May 10, he was promoted to the active roster to make his MLB debut.[10] He made his MLB debut that day, earning his first career victory with 5.1 shutout innings against the Detroit Tigers.[11]
Martínez was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas to begin the 2023 season.[12] He made 22 appearances for Oakland in 2023, posting a 4.75 ERA with 47 strikeouts across 55.0 innings pitched.
During spring training in 2024, Martínez surrendered four runs in 1+1⁄3 innings, and was optioned to Triple–A Las Vegas to begin the season as a result.[13] On March 31, 2024, he was designated for assignment following the waiver claim of Tyler Nevin.[14] Martínez cleared waivers and was sent outright to Las Vegas on April 3.[15] He was released by the Athletics organization on July 29.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ "Adrian Martinez Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Adrian Martinez Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ a b Sanders, Jeff (August 6, 2021). "Minors: Adrian Martinez rolling with Missions; Covid-19 cancels Storm game". San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on August 21, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ Velasco, Francisco (September 8, 2019). "Padres' Adrian Martinez and his rapid progression". East Village Times. Archived from the original on August 21, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ FriarWire (August 5, 2021). "Padres On Deck: Martinez named Double-A Central Pitcher of the Month; Lamet in rehab debut; Lake…". Medium. Archived from the original on August 21, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ Sanders, Jeff (October 2, 2021). "Minors: Adrian Martinez a winner in final El Paso start". San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on November 8, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ^ Staff Reports (November 7, 2021). "Padres' Adrian Martinez: Added to 40-man roster". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ^ Bordow, Scott (April 3, 2022). "A's acquire 2 prospects from Padres in Manaea trade". MLB.com. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ "Athletics' Adrian Martinez: Officially called up". May 10, 2022.
- ^ "Athletics' Adrian Martinez: Picks up win in MLB debut". cbssports.com. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
- ^ "Athletics' Adrian Martinez: Optioned to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
- ^ "Athletics' Adrian Martinez: Cut from Oakland camp". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ "A's Claim Tyler Nevin Off Waivers". MLB Trade Rumors. March 31, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
- ^ "Transactions". MLB.com. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
- ^ "Transactions".
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet