Mario Martínez (baseball)

Mario Martínez (baseball)
This article is about the professional baseball player. For other uses, see Mario Martinez.
Mario Martínez

Seattle Mariners — No. --
Third baseman
Born: November 13, 1989 (1989-11-13) (age 22)
Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Mario Omar (Mendoza) Martínez (November 13, 1989) is a professional baseball third baseman in the Seattle Mariners organization. He was born in Barquisimeto, Lara State, Venezuela. Martínez was signed on July 3, 2006 by Mariners' scouts Bob Engle and Emilio Carrasquel. He attended Aquiles Mazoa in Venezuela. Martínez throws and bats right-handed.

Although Martínez has never played in Major League Baseball, he has played at multiple levels of minor league baseball. He started his professional career in 2007 at the age of 17. Martínez was named the eight best prospect and the tenth in the Mariners' organization in 2009, and 2010, respectively by Baseball America. Among other accolades, Martínez was named to Baseball America's rookie all-star team, and the Northwest League post-season all-star team.

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Professional career

Seattle Mariners

2007 season

Martínez began his professional career with the AZL Mariners of the Arizona League. He batted .281 with 36 runs, 55 hits, 9 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run, 26 RBIs, 3 stolen bases, 2 caught stealing, and 6 bases on balls. On the team, Martínez was second in at-bats (196), runs, hits, RBIs, and total bases (69); and was tied for third in doubles.[1] On the defensive side, Martínez played the majority of his games at shortstop, but also played third base, and first base. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer stated that Martínez had been seen as a "Carlos Beltran-type talent."[2] The Post-Intelligencer also compared Martínez's skill set to one of a "younger Grady Sizemore."[3]

2008 season

In 2008, Martínez spent the season with the rookie-level Pulaski Mariners of the Appalachian League. He batted .319 with 80 hits, 15 doubles, 3 triples, 5 home runs, 32 RBIs, and 2 stolen bases in 64 games. Martínez led Pulaski in at-bats (251), runs (43), hits, and triples; and was second in doubles.[4] In the Appalachian League, Martínez was third in hits.[5] Martínez was selected to the Appalachian League all-star team at the end of the season.[6] Martínez was second in the Mariners' organization in batting average.[7] The Seattle Post-Intelligencer ranked Martínez as the 14th best prospect in the Mariners' organization at seasons end.[8] Martínez was selected as the co-Most Valuable Player of the Pulaski Mariners in 2008 with catcher Juan Fuentes.[9] Martínez was also named to Baseball America's rookie all-star team.[10]

2009 season

Before the 2009 season, Baseball America rated Martínez as the eight best prospect in the Mariners' organization.[11] MLB.com named Martínez as one of 10 Mariners' prospects to "keep an eye on."[12] Martínez started the season with the Class-A Clinton LumberKings, however, on June 23, he was sent to the Class-A Short-Season Everett AquaSox.[13] With the LumberKings, Martínez batted .214 with 20 runs, 49 hits, 13 doubles, 2 triples, 2 home runs, and 24 RBIs in 61 games. After his demotion to the AquaSox, Martínez batted .308 with 45 runs, 93 hits, 20 doubles, 5 triples, 3 home runs, 33 RBIs, and 4 stolen bases in 71 games. He led Everett in at-bats (302), runs, hits, doubles, and triples; and was second in RBIs.[14] Martínez led all of the Northwest League in at-bats, and hits; was tied for second in triples; and was third in doubles.[15]

2010 season

Martínez played three games with the Seattle Mariners during spring training but did not get a hit.[16] Before the season, Martínez was again named by MLB.com as one of the 10 best prospects in the Mariners' organization.[17] Martínez was also rated as the 10th best prospect in the Mariners' organization by Baseball America.[18] He began the season with the Class-A Clinton LumberKings.[19] During the season, Martínez batted .239 with 51 runs, 105 hits, 22 doubles, three triples, 12 home runs and 66 RBIs in 118 games played.

Personal

After the 2009 season, it was noted that the Mariners sought to teach English to their Spanish speaking prospects by using a Rosetta Stone program, and another program conducted by an instructor.[20] Martínez received a certificate in the programs presented to him at an awards ceremony at the end of the 2009 season.[20]

References

  1. ^ "2007 AZL Mariners". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/team.cgi?id=28688. Retrieved May 20, 2010. 
  2. ^ Jason A. Churchill (April 25, 2007). "M's Farm Report: Who's the next Ichiro?". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Hearst Seattle Media, LLC. http://www.seattlepi.com/baseball/313149_mfarm26.html. Retrieved May 20, 2010. 
  3. ^ Jason A. Churchill (April 25, 2007). "Farm Report: Depth restored in M's talent pool". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Hearst Seattle Media, LLC. http://www.seattlepi.com/baseball/311472_mfarm13.html. Retrieved May 20, 2010. 
  4. ^ "2008 Pulaski Mariners". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/team.cgi?id=39706. Retrieved May 21, 2010. 
  5. ^ "2008 Appalachian League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/leader.cgi?type=bat&id=14896&sort_by=H. Retrieved May 21, 2010. 
  6. ^ Scott Sepich (August 27, 2008). "Pulaski Plays For Appy League Title". SeattleHardball.com. Scout.com. http://cubs.scout.com/a.z?s=260&p=2&c=783810. Retrieved May 21, 2010. 
  7. ^ "Minor League Season in Review". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/minorleagues/season_in_review.jsp?c_id=sea. Retrieved May 21, 2010. 
  8. ^ Jason A. Churchill (September 12, 2008). "Mariners Farm Report: Triunfel tops list of M's prospects". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Hearst Seattle Media, LLC. http://www.seattlepi.com/baseball/378978_mfarm13.html. Retrieved May 21, 2010. 
  9. ^ "Sports briefs". Roanoke.com. The Roanoke Times. September 18, 2008. http://www.roanoke.com/sports/etc/wb/177219. Retrieved May 21, 2010. 
  10. ^ "Mario Martinez Stats, Bio, Photos, Highlights – MiLB.com". MiLB.com. Minor League Baseball. http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=3B&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=521788. Retrieved May 21, 2010. 
  11. ^ "LumberKings Announce 2009 Opening Day Roster". Midwest League. OurSports Central. April 6, 2009. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3801036. Retrieved May 21, 2010. 
  12. ^ "10 Mariners prospects to watch". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. March 29, 2009. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090328&content_id=4080118&vkey=news_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea. Retrieved May 21, 2010. 
  13. ^ "Kings Shake Up Second-half Roster". Midwest League. OurSports Central. June 25, 2009. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3849473. Retrieved May 21, 2010. 
  14. ^ "2009 Everett AquaSox". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/team.cgi?id=41339. Retrieved May 21, 2010. 
  15. ^ "2009 Northwest League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/leader.cgi?type=bat&id=14970&sort_by=3B. Retrieved May 21, 2010. 
  16. ^ "Mario Martinez Batting Statistics". The Baseball Cube. http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/M/Mario-Martinez.shtml. Retrieved May 21, 2010. 
  17. ^ Lisa Winston (March 31, 2010). "Mariners' 10 prospects to watch in 2010". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100324&content_id=8897844&vkey=news_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea. Retrieved May 21, 2010. 
  18. ^ Matt Eddy (January 22, 2010). "Top 10 Prospects: Seattle Mariners". Baseball America. Baseball America Inc. http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/rankings/organization-top-10-prospects/2010/269393.html. Retrieved May 21, 2010. 
  19. ^ Dave Lezotte (April 5, 2010). "LumberKings Announce Prospect-Laden Roster". MiLB.com. Minor League Baseball. http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100405&content_id=9085846&vkey=news_t500&fext=.jsp&sid=t500. Retrieved May 24, 2010. 
  20. ^ a b Kirby Arnold (October 18, 2009). "Mariners teach off-the-field skills". HeraldNet. The Daily Herald Co. http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091018/SPORTS/710189908/1009/SPORTS07. Retrieved May 21, 2010. 

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