Andy Marte
| Andy Marte | |
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| Arizona Diamondbacks | |
| First baseman/Third baseman | |
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Born: October 21, 1983 Villa Tapia, Dominican Republic | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| June 7, 2005 for the Atlanta Braves | |
| Career statistics (through 2010 season) | |
| Batting average | .218 |
| Home runs | 20 |
| Runs batted in | 96 |
| Teams | |
Andy Manuel Marte (born October 21, 1983) is a Dominican professional baseball third baseman in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.
Career
Marte signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves in 2000, and succeeded at every level of the farm system. In 2005 Marte hit .275 with 20 home runs and 74 RBI in 109 games in Triple-A, but hit only .140 in 57 at bats with the Braves. As the Braves chose to sign third baseman Chipper Jones to a contract extension, and lost shortstop Rafael Furcal in free agency, Marte was traded by the Atlanta Braves on December 8, 2005, to the Boston Red Sox for shortstop Edgar Rentería and cash considerations. Later that off-season, on January 27, 2006, the Red Sox traded him to the Cleveland Indians along with relief pitcher Guillermo Mota, catcher Kelly Shoppach, Randy Newsom, and cash considerations for center fielder Coco Crisp, catcher Josh Bard, and relief pitcher David Riske.
Marte initially received little playing time with the Cleveland Indians, but after the Indians traded Casey Blake on July 26, 2008, he had the third base job to himself. Seemingly in response to his mediocre performance, the Indians traded for Mark DeRosa to play that position in 2009.
On February 19, 2009, Marte was designated for assignment by the Cleveland Indians to make room for newly acquired relief pitcher Juan Salas. Marte cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Indians AAA affiliate Columbus Clippers on February 25.[1]
Marte had a strong performance for the Clippers. In 82 games, he batted .327 with 18 home runs. Following the trade of Ryan Garko on July 27, Marte was recalled to the Indians. On July 29, 2010, Marte made his first pitching appearance for the Cleveland Indians, pitching a perfect inning with one strikeout. Marte's strikeout victim, Nick Swisher, had found himself in a similar situation to Marte in 2009 when he himself pitched an inning in relief in a game against Tampa Bay Rays.
On November 4, 2010, Marte was outrighted to Triple-A Columbus, removing him from the 40-man roster. Marte filed for free agency on November 6. On December 1, 2010, Marte signed a minor league deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball.[2][3]
Marte signed a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on August 6, 2013. He signed a minor league deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks on December 13, 2013.
References
External links
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- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- "Marte Marches to the Majors" - MLN Sports Zone, May 2006
- Minor League Splits and Situational Stats
- No 16. - MLN FAB50 Baseball 2006 - Minor League News