- Shairon Martis
Infobox MLB player
name = Shairon Martis
width = 150
caption =
team = Washington Nationals
number = 51
position = Pitcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1987|3|30
birthplace =Willemstad ,Netherlands Antilles
bats = Right
throws = Right
debutdate = September 4
debutyear = 2008
debutteam = Washington Nationals
statyear = September 8, 2008
stat1label = Win-Loss
stat1value = 0-1
stat2label =Earned run average
stat2value = 3.60
stat3label =Strikeout s
stat3value = 2
teams =
*Washington Nationals (by|2008-present)Shairon B. Martis (born
March 30 ,1987 inWillemstad ,Netherlands Antilles ) is a DutchMajor League Baseball pitcher for theWashington Nationals . He pitched for The Netherlands in the2006 World Baseball Classic .Career
Amateur
In 2002, Martis was a member of the
Curaçao team that claimed the Senior League World Series, which took place inBangor, Maine .Martis pitched a
no-hitter onMarch 10 , by|2006, in theWorld Baseball Classic against Panama, in a game stopped in the 7th inning due to themercy rule .Professional
2005
In the season prior to his WBC appearance, he pitched in 11 games in 2005 with 5 starts. His record was 2-1 with a 1.85 ERA for the
San Francisco Giants ' Arizona Rookie League team.2006
Martis began the 2006 season with Augusta in the Low A
South Atlantic League , where he accrued a 6-4 record and 3.64 ERA in 15 starts. OnJuly 28 , 2006, Martis was traded to the Nationals for veteran lefty relieverMike Stanton . He joined the roster of Savannah of the South Atlantic League onAugust 1 , 2006. After going 1-1 with a 3.80 ERA in four starts at Savannah, Martis was promoted to Washington's Potomac club in the High ACarolina League . He pitched two games in Potomac, giving up 4earned run s in 12 innings, and finished the season at Harrisburg in the Double-A Eastern League, allowing 7 earned runs over 5 innings in his only appearance of the Harrisburg season.2007
In by|2007, Martis pitched for Potomac the entire season. In 26 starts and one relief appearance, he logged a 4.23 ERA over 151 innings, striking out 108 batters while issuing just 52 walks.
2008
Martis was assigned to Harrisburg to begin the by|2008 season. After going 4-4 with a 3.98 ERA and a respectable 1.35 WHIP in 14 starts at Harrisburg, he was promoted on
June 21 to Triple-A Columbus, where he went 1-2 and accrued a 3.02 ERA in 7 starts, striking out 42 batters and walking 17.He was selected as a member of the World Team for the
2008 All-Star Futures Game inYankee Stadium .Martis was called up to the major-league roster on
September 2 , with the intent of assigning him to the bullpen. However, an injury to rotation memberCollin Balester caused Martis to be selected as the starting pitcher forSeptember 4 's game at Atlanta. In his firstat-bat , he drew a base on balls from Braves rookieJames Parr , who, like Martis, was also making his first major-league appearance.External links
*baseballstats |mlb=463017 |espn=29232 |br=m/martish01 |fangraphs=6781 |cube=M/Shairon-Martis
* [http://www.shaironmartis.com/ Shairon Martis' website]
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