Seth Martinez

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Seth Martinez
Houston Astros – No. 61
Pitcher
Born: (1994-08-29) August 29, 1994 (age 27)
Sierra Vista, Arizona
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 20, 2021, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics
(through 2021)
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average15.00
Strikeouts3
Teams

Seth Martinez (born August 29, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). Martinez played college baseball for the Arizona State Sun Devils. He made his MLB debut in 2021.

Amateur career[]

Martinez was born and grew up in Sierra Vista, Arizona and attended Sunrise Mountain High School, where he played baseball and golf.[1] Over four varsity seasons, he posted a record of 19-4 with a 2.86 ERA and 172 strikeouts over 144 innings.[2]

Martinez played college baseball for the Arizona State Sun Devils for three seasons. He pitched both as a starter and in relief as a freshman and began his sophomore season as Arizona State's mid-week starter before being made the team's number one starter after seven starts.[3] As a junior, Martinez went 9-4 with a 2.75 ERA and 94 strikeouts over 111.1 innings pitched and was named first team All-Pac-12 Conference and a second team All-American by Louisville Slugger.[4]

Professional career[]

Martinez was selected in the 17th round of the 2016 MLB draft by the Oakland Athletics. After signing with the team he was assigned to the Arizona League Athletics, where he pitched in three games. Martinez began the 2017 season with the Class A Short Season Vermont Lake Monsters before he was promoted to the Class A Beloit Snappers after one start. Martinez went 5-10 with a 3.49 ERA over 95.1 innings pitched with Beloit and returned to the team for the 2018 season.[5] He began the 2019 season with the Stockton Ports of the California League and was promoted to the Double-A Midland RockHounds.[6]

Martinez was selected by the Houston Astros in the minor league phase of the 2020 Rule 5 draft.[6] The Astros assigned Martinez to the AAA Sugar Land Skeeters to start the 2021 season. He was called up for his MLB debut on September 20, 2021.

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References[]

  1. ^ "Sun Devils sign seven baseball recruits". FOX Sports. November 15, 2012.
  2. ^ Jackson, Darrell (June 24, 2016). "Four former West Valley players selected in baseball draft". Peoria Times.
  3. ^ "ASU's Seth Martinez earns promotion to No. 1 starter". The Arizona Republic. March 4, 2015.
  4. ^ "ASU pitcher Seth Martinez selected in 17th round". The Arizona Republic. June 10, 2016.
  5. ^ Star, Bradley (August 7, 2018). "Martinez Adjusting To New Role And New Arsenal With A's". MiLB.com.
  6. ^ a b "Astros Select Two Pitchers in Minor League Phase of Rule 5 Draft". MLB.com. December 10, 2020.

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