Martin Červenka

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Martin Červenka
Free agent
Catcher
Born: (1992-08-03) August 3, 1992 (age 29)
Prague, Czech Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Martin Červenka (born August 3, 1992) is a Czech professional baseball catcher who is a free agent. He played for Team Czech Republic in the 2019 European Baseball Championship.

Career[]

Cleveland Indians[]

Cervenka trained at the European Baseball Academy at age 16. He signed with the Cleveland Indians in January 2009,[1][2] and participated in extended spring training in 2009 and 2010, while finishing high school.[1]

He made his professional debut in 2011 in for the Arizona Indians of the Rookie-level Arizona League, batting .164/.233/.218 in 55 at bats.[3] The next season for the team he batted .240/.352/.280 in 75 at bats.[4]

In 2013, playing for two minor league teams he batted .185/.271/.221 in 195 at bats. [4] In 2014, playing in Class A- he batted .181/.250/217 in 83 at bats.[4]

In 2015, playing in Class A he batted .184/.233/.247 in 174 at bats.[4] In 2016, playing for two minor league teams he batted .272/.332/.383 in 342 at bats.[4] In 2017, playing in Class A+ he batted .278/.343/.418 in 400 at bats.[4]

Baltimore Orioles[]

After the 2017 season, Cervenka became a free agent and signed with the San Francisco Giants.[1] He was selected by the Orioles in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft.[5][6] In 2018, playing in Class AA he batted .258/.317/.457 in 337 at bats, hitting a career-high 15 home runs (tied for 8th in the Eastern League) and 60 RBIs.[4] In 2019 he batted .233/.304/.324 in aggregate for three minor league teams, reaching Class AAA for the first time.[4] He became a free agent on November 2, 2020.

New York Mets[]

On March 22, 2021, Červenka signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets organization.[7]

International career[]

He was selected for the Czech Republic national baseball team at the 2012 European Baseball Championship,[8] 2013 World Baseball Classic Qualification, 2014 European Baseball Championship,[9] 2015 USA Tour,[10] 2017 World Baseball Classic Qualification,[11] and 2016 European Baseball Championship.[12] He played for the team at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament, in Italy in September 2019.

Personal[]

Cervenka's father, Filip, and older brother, Marek, also play baseball. Cervenka has completed a bachelor's degree and is studying for his Master of Business Administration.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Bowie's Martin Cervenka, from the Czech Republic, starting to catch on | Sports". richmond.com. June 22, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  2. ^ "Martin Cervenka signs with Cleveland Indians - Europeans in the USA, News - Czech Baseball Leagues - Mister Baseball". Mister-baseball.com. January 28, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Hillcats' Cervenka looks to be first Czech MLB player in more than 70 years | Hillcats". newsadvance.com. May 14, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Martin Cervenka Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  5. ^ Brisbee, Grant (December 14, 2017). "Giants take Julian Fernandez in Rule 5 Draft, lose Albert Suarez". McCovey Chronicles. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  6. ^ "Orioles select three pitchers, two from Yankees, in Rule 5 draft". Capital Gazette. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  7. ^ "Major League Baseball Transactions".
  8. ^ Evženie Votinská (September 7, 2012). "ME mužů začíná". Baseball Czech (in Czech). Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  9. ^ "Czech Republic releases Roster for European Championship". Baseball Europe. September 3, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  10. ^ Michal Müller (August 25, 2015). "Soustředění mužské reprezentace – Severní Karolína, USA". Baseball Czech (in Czech). Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  11. ^ Jiří Uhlíř (March 9, 2016). "Soupiska českého týmu oficiálně zveřejněna!". Baseball Czech (in Czech). Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  12. ^ "Evropská mise začíná! Jaká je širší soupiska českého týmu na ME?". Baseball Czech. September 2, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2019.

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