Luis Martinez (catcher)
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Martinez with the Texas Rangers
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| Free agent | |||
| Catcher | |||
| Born: April 3, 1985 Miami, Florida |
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 15, 2011, for the San Diego Padres | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2012 season) |
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| Batting average | .182 | ||
| Home runs | 1 | ||
| Runs batted in | 10 | ||
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Luis M. Martinez (born April 3, 1985) is an Colombian American professional baseball catcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres and Texas Rangers.
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Career
New York Mets
Prior to playing professionally, he attended Coral Park High School and then Cumberland University. He was originally drafted by the New York Mets in the 11th round of the 2005 amateur draft, however he opted not to sign.
San Diego Padres
He was next drafted by the Padres in the 12th round of the 2007 amateur draft, beginning his professional career that year.
Martinez played for the Eugene Emeralds and Fort Wayne Wizards in 2007, hitting a combined .253 with two home runs and 17 RBI in 45 games. In 2008, he hit .223 with three home runs and 19 RBI with the Wizards. With the Lake Elsinore Storm and Portland Beavers in 2009, Martinez hit .286 with four home runs and 41 RBI in 94 games. He hit .282 with two home runs and 31 RBI with the San Antonio Missions in 2010.[1]
Texas Rangers
On December 21, 2011, Martinez was traded to the Texas Rangers for pitcher Ryan Kelly.[2]
Luis Martinez was recalled from AAA Round Rock on August 11 when Mike Napoli was placed on the disabled list[3][4]
He was designated for assignment on December 26, 2012 and removed from the Rangers' 40-man roster.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
On November 19, 2013 Martinez signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.[5]
Boston Red Sox
On January 23, 2015, he signed a minor league deal with the Boston Red Sox.
References
- ↑ BR Minors
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/baseball/mlb/08/11/rangers-napoli.ap/index.html?eref=twitter_feed
- ↑ http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120811&content_id=36514124&vkey=news_tex&c_id=tex
- ↑ Rangers Designate Luis Martinez For Assignment
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Pages with broken file links
- Pages using baseballstats with unknown parameters
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Baseball players from Florida
- Bowie Baysox players
- Cumberland Bulldogs baseball players
- Estrellas Orientales players
- Eugene Emeralds players
- Fort Wayne Wizards players
- Lake Elsinore Storm players
- Major League Baseball catchers
- Norfolk Tides players
- Pawtucket Red Sox players
- Peoria Saguaros players
- Portland Beavers players
- Portland Sea Dogs players
- Round Rock Express players
- Sacramento River Cats players
- Salt Lake Bees players
- San Antonio Missions players
- San Diego Padres players
- Sportspeople from Miami, Florida
- Texas Rangers players
- Tucson Padres players
