Yadel Martí

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Martí and the second or maternal family name is Carrillo.
Yadel Martí
Oakland Athletics – No. 70
Pitcher
Born: July 22, 1979 (1979-07-22) (age 32)
Havana, Cuba
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Yadel Martí Carrillo (born July 22, 1979 in Havana) is a right-handed pitcher in the Oakland Athletics organization.

Contents

Career

Cuba

Olympic medal record
Men's Baseball
Competitor for  Cuba
Baseball World Cup
Gold 2003 Havana Team
Silver 2007 Taipei Team
Intercontinental Cup
Gold 2002 Havana Team
Gold 2006 Taichung Team
Pan American Games
Gold 2003 Santo Domingo Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold 2006 Cartagena Team

Martí formerly played for the Cuba national baseball team and Industriales of the Cuban National Series.

Martí was 1-0 with two saves and no earned runs at the 2006 World Baseball Classic, helping Cuba to a second-place finish. He was named to the all-tournament team. He also pitched for Cuba in the 2007 Baseball World Cup, coming one out short of a seven-inning perfect game against Venezuela.[1]

Defection

Martí was originally slated to play in the 2009 World Baseball Classic, but he and Yasser Gómez were kicked off the team in November 2008 for an unspecified reason, believed to be an attempted defection to the United States.[2] Marti, Gomez and Juan Yasser reportedly defected from Cuba in December 2008 in an effort to get to the Dominican Republic to seek a Major League Baseball career.[3] In August 2009, they were declared free agents.[4]

Martí pitched in the Dominican Winter Baseball League in the winter of 2009-10 and joined Veracruz of the Mexican League in 2010, going 2-2 with a 4.19 ERA in eight starts.[5]

Oakland Athletics

He was signed by the Oakland Athletics as a free agent to a Minor League contract on August 6, 2010.

Martí was invited to spring training with the A's in 2011 as a non-roster invitee.[5]

Pitching style

Martí pitches with a pause in his delivery, in a similar fashion to many Japanese pitchers.[1] He possesses a sharp-breaking curveball and a diving changeup to complement his fastball.[1][6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Ben Badler (November 11, 2007). "Cuba’s Marti One Out From Perfection". Baseball America. http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=654. Retrieved August 5, 2009. 
  2. ^ Associated Press (November 27, 2008). "Two thrown off Cuba's top team, likely out of WBC". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3717873. Retrieved August 5, 2009. 
  3. ^ Enrique Rojas (December 29, 2008). "Sources: Marti, Gomez defect". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3798491&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines. Retrieved August 5, 2009. 
  4. ^ Jorge Arangure, Jr. (August 5, 2009). "Cuban free agents could provide playoff boost". http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4378576&name=arangure_jorge_jr&action=upsell&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fespn%2fblog%2findex%3fentryID%3d4378576%26name%3darangure_jorge_jr. Retrieved August 5, 2009. 
  5. ^ a b http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=10039
  6. ^ 2011 Oakland Athletics Non-Roster Invitees

External links

Catcher: Tomoya Satozaki | First Baseman: Seung-Yeop Lee | Second Baseman: Yulieski Gourriel | Shortstop: Derek Jeter | Third Baseman: Adrián Beltré | Outfielders: Ken Griffey, Jr., Jong-Beom Lee, Ichiro Suzuki | Designated Hitter: Yoandy Garlobo | Pitchers: Yadel Martí, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Chan-Ho Park