Luis Martínez (pitcher)
| Luis Martínez | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: January 20, 1980 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 3, 2003, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 28, 2003, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 0–3 |
| Earned run average | 9.92 |
| Strikeouts | 10 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Luis Martínez (born January 20, 1980) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He has pitched four games in Major League Baseball, all as a starting pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers during the 2003 season, and two seasons with the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball in 2005–06. He most recently pitched for the Coastal Bay Thunder of United League Baseball in 2010. Listed at 6' 6", 200 lb., Martínez bats and throws left-handed.
Career
[edit]Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Martínez was signed as a 16-year-old amateur free agent by the Brewers in 1996. He was assigned to their minor league complex, spending six years in the minors (1998–2003) before joining the big club in late September 2003. He posted a 0–3 record with a 9.92 ERA in four starts for Milwaukee, allowing 18 runs on 25 hits, while striking out 10 and walking 15 in 16.1 innings of work.
Following his majors stint, Martínez played in the St. Louis Cardinals and Colorado Rockies minor league systems in 2004. While in St. Louis, he was traded to the Rockies the same transaction that brought Larry Walker to the Cardinals. He became a free agent after the 2004 season and signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Prior to the start of the 2005 season, he went to Japan, where he played two seasons for the Dragons. In his two NPB seasons, he went 14–13 with a 3.82 ERA.[1]
He later pitched in the Dominican Winter League and for the 2008 Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League. After sitting out the 2009 season, Martínez split the 2010 season between the Thunder and the Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings, both of ULB.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ NPB stats from Japan Baseball Daily Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
Sources
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Retrosheet
- 1980 births
- Beloit Snappers players
- Chunichi Dragons players
- Coastal Bend Thunder players
- Colorado Springs Sky Sox players
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Japan
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Mexico
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Taiwan
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Helena Brewers players
- High Desert Mavericks players
- Huntsville Stars players
- Indianapolis Indians players
- Living people
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic
- Memphis Redbirds players
- Mexican League baseball pitchers
- Milwaukee Brewers players
- Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers
- Ogden Raptors players
- Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings players
- Saraperos de Saltillo players
- Tennessee Smokies players