Edgar Martínez (pitcher)

Edgar Martínez (pitcher)

Infobox MLB player|


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name=Edgar Martínez

team=Boston Red Sox
number=74
position=Pitcher
birthdate=birth date and age|1981|10|23
bats=Right
throws=Right
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stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=0-0
stat2label=Earned run average
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stat3label=Strikeouts
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teams=:"For the other professional baseball player named Edgar Martínez, see Edgar Martínez"Edgar Ramón Martínez (born October 23, 1981 in Güigüe, Venezuela) is a relief pitcher in minor league baseball who plays for the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox in the Boston Red Sox organization. He bats and throws right handed.

Career

Martínez was signed as an undrafted free agent catcher in by|1998 by the Boston Red Sox. In by|1999 Martínez started his professional career playing for the Gulf Coast Red Sox. Over the next five years he never rose above Single-A+ level. Martínez was converted from catcher to a pitcher in July by|2004. [cite web
url=http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/M/Edgar-Martinez-1.shtml |date= | title=Edgar Martínez |author= | publisher=Baseball Cube |accessdate=2008-06-08]

His fastball reaches 97 mph and he also throws a decent changeup and a slider. The transition to pitching showed signs of success later in 2005, when he posted a 2.10 ERA with seven saves and 46 strikeouts in 34.1 innings for Class-A Wilmington. Promoted to Double-A Portland, he finished with a 1.50 ERA, one save, and 13 strikeouts in 18.0 innings. In by|2007 he played for the Red Sox Triple-A affiliate the Pawtucket Red Sox.cite web
url=http://www.soxprospects.com/players/martinez-edgar.htm |date= | title= #50 Edgar Martínez |author= | publisher=Sox Prospects |accessdate=2008-06-08]

Awards and recognition

*2005 At The Yard Diamond in the Rough (Outstanding Breakout Player)
*Selected for the 2006 All-Star Futures Game

References

ources

* [http://www.soxprospects.com/players/martinez-edgar.htm Boston Red Sox prospects]
* [http://minors.baseball-reference.com/players.cgi?pid=9019 Baseball Reference] minor league statistics


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