Sandy Martínez

Sandy Martinez
Sandy Martinez
	Villa Mella, Dominican Republic
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
	June 24, 1995, for the Toronto Blue Jays
Last MLB appearance
	October 3, 2004, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average	.230
Home runs	6
Runs batted in	51
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Toronto Blue Jays (1995–1997); Chicago Cubs (1998–1999); Florida Marlins (2000); Montreal Expos (2001); Cleveland Indians (2004); Boston Red Sox (2004);

Angel Sandy Martínez Martínez (born October 8, 1970) is a

right-handed

.

Baseball career

Martínez was signed by the Toronto Blue Jays as an amateur free agent in 1990 and made his Major League Baseball debut at the age of 24 on June 24, 1995.^[1] He was traded to the Chicago Cubs on December 11, 1997, for minor leaguer Trevor Schaffer. Martínez was the battery-mate for Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood on May 6, 1998, when Wood struck out 20 batters to tie Roger Clemens for the major league single-game strikeout record in a 9 inning game.^[2] He posted a career-high batting average of .264 and made the only post-season appearance of his career where, he had one hit in one at bat and scored a run in Game 3 of the 1998 National League Division Series.^[3]

Martínez became a free agent after the 1999 season and signed with the Florida Marlins on December 6, 1999. A free agent at the end of the 2000 season, Martínez signed with the Montreal Expos on November 17, 2000. Martínez played one game for the Expos in 2001 and played for their Triple-A affiliate, the

Tampa Bay Devil Rays, but was released in spring training

.

On April 8, 2003, he signed with the

Omaha Royals. After being released on June 8, 2003, Martínez signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates on January 20, 2004, but before playing a game for the Pirates, Martínez was traded to the Indians. He spent most of the season with Cleveland's Triple-A affiliate, the Buffalo Bisons, playing one game for the Indians major league team. On August 31, 2004, Martínez's contract was purchased by the Boston Red Sox, where he played three games before being granted free agency at the end of the season. He played in his final major league game on October 3, 2004, at the age of 33.^[4]

On January 15, 2005, he signed with the

Florida Marlins. Martínez played three games for their Triple-A affiliate, the Albuquerque Isotopes, and became a free agent at the end of the 2007

season.

Career statistics

In an eight-year major league career, Martínez played in 218

at bats for a .230 career batting average along with 6 home runs, 51 runs batted in and a .284 on-base percentage.^[1] He ended his career with a .988 fielding percentage.^[1]

Managerial career

Martinez managed the Washington Nationals' affiliate in the Dominican Summer League during the 2010 season and was re-appointed manager of the DSL Nationals for 2011, and has managed the team since then, currently through 2023.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Sandy Martínez Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
^ "May 6, 1998 Astros-Cubs box score". Baseball Reference. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
^ "1998 NLDS Game 3 box score". Baseball Reference. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
^ "2004 Sandy Martínez game log". Baseball Reference. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
^ "Sandy Martínez managing statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved May 6, 2018.

External links

Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

[Sandy_Martínez_Statistics-1] "Sandy Martínez Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved May 6, 2018.

[2] "May 6, 1998 Astros-Cubs box score". Baseball Reference. Retrieved May 6, 2018.

[3] "1998 NLDS Game 3 box score". Baseball Reference. Retrieved May 6, 2018.

[4] "2004 Sandy Martínez game log". Baseball Reference. Retrieved May 6, 2018.

[5] "Sandy Martínez managing statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved May 6, 2018.

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