Nick Martinez

Martinez with the Texas Rangers

Texas Rangers – No. 22

Starting Pitcher

Born: August 5, 1990
Miami, Florida

Bats: Left

Throws: Right

MLB debut

April 5, 2014, for the Texas Rangers

MLB statistics
(through October 4, 2015)

12–19

4.27

154

1.455

Teams

Texas Rangers (2014–present)

Nicholas Andres "Nick" Martinez (born August 5, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Amateur career

Martinez graduated from Belen Jesuit Preparatory School in Miami, Florida, and enrolled at Fordham University. He is the 34th Fordham alumnus to make it to the Major League Baseball (MLB). He was 1-3 with a 5.33 ERA in 15 games, over 2 seasons for Fordham as a relief pitcher. But he was mostly a second basemen, batting .295 with 4 HR, 66 RBI, 167 hits, and 22 stolen bases over 3 seasons and 148 games. Martinez also played in a collegiate summer baseball league, the New England Collegiate Baseball League, for the Vermont Mountaineers. He is the seventh Mountaineer to make it to the MLB.

Career

Martinez was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 18th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft, out of Fordham University.^[1]

Martinez was named the Rangers' fifth starter on March 26, 2014.^[2] In his first career start against the Tampa Bay Rays, Martinez went six innings, struck out three and allowed three earned runs on four hits. He received a no decision as the Rangers lost 5-4. After two straight starts against the Oakland Athletics, the Rangers got Matt Harrison back from the DL and moved Martinez to the bullpen. Martinez went 6.2 innings, struck out six and allowed only one earned run in four relief appearances. In a game against the Houston Astros, Harrison injured his lower back and had spinal fusion surgery. The Rangers then put Martinez back into the starting rotation.^[3]

References

External links

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Nick Martinez on Twitter

Texas Rangers current roster

Active roster	1 Elvis Andrus 2 Hanser Alberto 3 Delino DeShields 6 Bobby Wilson 8 Bryan Holaday 12 Rougned Odor 15 Drew Stubbs 16 Ryan Rua 18 Mitch Moreland 20 Ian Desmond 29 Adrián Beltré 30 Nomar Mazara 33 Martín Pérez 35 Cole Hamels 37 Shawn Tolleson 41 Jake Diekman 43 Tony Barnette 45 Derek Holland 47 Sam Dyson 48 Colby Lewis 53 Anthony Ranaudo 54 Tom Wilhelmsen 55 Cesar Ramos 58 Alex Claudio 84 Prince Fielder

Inactive roster	13 Joey Gallo 19 Jurickson Profar 21 Chi Chi Gonzalez 22 Nick Martinez 31 Phil Klein 56 Andrew Faulkner 59 Connor Sadzeck 62 José Leclerc 63 Brett Nicholas 65 Yohander Méndez 67 Patrick Kivlehan 77 Luke Jackson

Disabled list	11 Yu Darvish 17 Shin-Soo Choo 32 Josh Hamilton 50 Keone Kela 52 Tanner Scheppers 61 Robinson Chirinos 64 A. J. Griffin

Coaching staff	Manager 28 Jeff Banister Bench 24 Steve Buechele First base 4 Héctor Ortiz Third base 27 Tony Beasley Interim third base 44 Spike Owen Hitting 9 Anthony Iapoce Assistant hitting 0 Justin Mashore Pitching 46 Doug Brocail Bullpen 40 Brad Holman Bullpen catcher 66 Josh Frasier Field 60 Jayce Tingler Replay 5 Bobby Jones

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