| Seth Martinez | |
|---|---|
| Houston Astros – No. 61 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born:August 29, 1994 Sierra Vista, Arizona, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 20, 2021, for the Houston Astros | |
| MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 6–6 |
| Earned run average | 3.93 |
| Strikeouts | 122 |
| Teams | |
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Seth Antonio Martinez (born August 29,1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). From Sierra Vista,Arizona,Martinez attended Arizona State University and played college baseball for the Sun Devils. The Oakland Athletics selected Martinez in the 17th round of the 2016 MLB draft. Martinez remained in the Oakland organization until the Astros selected him in the 2020 Rule 5 draft,and he made his MLB debut in 2021.
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]
Martinez was selected in the 17th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball (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 Low–A Vermont Lake Monsters before he was promoted to the Single–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 High–A Stockton Ports of the California League and was promoted to the Double-A Midland RockHounds. [6] Martinez did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [7]
On December 10,2020,the Houston Astros selected Martinez in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft [6] and assigned him to the Triple–A Sugar Land Skeeters to start the 2021 season. He was called up for his MLB debut on September 20,2021.
Starting the 2022 season by hurling 17 scoreless innings with the Astros,Martinez took on a role as a long reliever. He posted a 2.48 ERA over 32+2⁄3 innings through August 13, 2022, prior to a demotion to the Sugar Land Space Cowboys, [8] On August 25, the Astros recalled Martinez from Sugar Land. [9] Martinez earned his first major league win on September 15, after tossing a scoreless inning versus the Oakland Athletics. [10] In 2022 with the Astros, he was 1–1 with a 2.09 ERA in 29 games covering 38+2⁄3 innings. [11]
In 2024, Martinez pitched in a career-high 44 games with the Astros, going 3–2 and yielded a 3.59 in 52+2⁄3 innings (also a career high), with 14 games finished, 1 save, 36 strikeouts and 1.272 walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP). [11] He also made 13 appearances at Sugar Land in 2024, with no decisions, a 1.46 ERA (2 runs in 12+1⁄3 innings), 6 hits, 7 walks, 12 strikeouts and 1.054 WHIP. [12]
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