Carlos Martínez (infielder)

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In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal surname
is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Escobar.
Carlos Martínez
Runs batted in
161
Teams

Carlos Alberto Martínez Escobar (August 11, 1965 – January 24, 2006) was a

California Angels
. Listed at 6' 5" (1.98 m), 175 lb. (79 k), he batted and threw right handed.

Career

Martínez was born in

Venezuelan Winter League for his home city team the Tiburones de La Guaira
.

Martínez, affectionately nicknamed ″Café″, was signed by the New York Yankees as a free agent in 1983. During the 1986 season, he was sent to the White Sox in the same trade that brought Ron Kittle to the Yankees. Martínez made his major league debut at the age of 22 with the Chicago White Sox in 1988.

Martínez (24) is the on-deck hitter at Comiskey Park during a game in 1990

Despite his impressive frame, Martínez never was able to fulfill the potential that he showed in the

Topps All-Star Rookie Team
.

Besides playing for the White Sox, Martínez also spent playing time as a

José Canseco's head for a home run on May 26, 1993.[1][2]

In a seven-season career in MLB, Martínez was a .258 hitter with 25 home runs and 161 RBI in 465 game appearances. His minor-league totals include a .276 batting average with 50 homers and 310 RBI in 595 games. He was a reinforcement player for the Águilas del Zulia club that won the 1989 Caribbean Series title.

Personal life

His son,

José Martínez, is an outfielder who has played minor league baseball for the White Sox, Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals, and in the major leagues with the Cardinals in 2016-2019, Tampa Bay Rays and Chicago Cubs in 2020, and currently plays for the New York Mets. While playing for the Royals' Triple-A affiliate Omaha Storm Chasers in 2015, he broke the Pacific Coast League (PCL) record with a .384 average[3] and led the league in on-base percentage (OBP, .461) and was an All-Star.[4]

Martínez died on January 24, 2006, in Catia La Mar, Vargas, at age 40 after a long battle with stomach cancer, according to an article about his son in issue #2 of Cardinals Gameday Magazine.

See also

  • List of players from Venezuela in Major League Baseball

References

  1. ^ | YouTube.com - Martinez homer aided by Canseco's head
  2. ^ The Ballplayers - Jose Canseco | BaseballLibrary.com Archived 2015-09-06 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Boone, Tony (May 5, 2016). "Big year hard to ignore, but Chasers' Jose Martinez must follow up to get closer to big leagues". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  4. Fox Sports Midwest
    . Retrieved May 27, 2016.

External links

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