Raidel Martínez
| Raidel Martínez | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Martínez with the Chunichi Dragons in 2024 | |
| Chunichi Dragons | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: October 11, 1996 Pinar del Río, Cuba | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| May 6, 2018, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
| NPB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 14–18 |
| Earned Run Average | 1.71 |
| Strikeouts | 353 |
| Saves | 166 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Raidel Martínez Perez (born October 11, 1996) is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher for Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Chunichi Dragons.
Professional career
[edit]Chunichi Dragons
[edit]On February 26, 2017, Martínez signed with the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball.[1] After spending the 2017 season with the club's farm team, Martínez recorded his first NPB victory on May 15, 2018, in a win over the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.[2] However, he struggled to a 6.65 ERA in 7 games. In 2019, Martínez recorded a stellar 2.66 ERA with 48 strikeouts in 43 appearances. In 2020, he pitched to a 1.13 ERA in 40 innings across 40 appearances.[3]
On May 27, 2022, Martínez made his first NPB All-Star appearance at Matsuyama Central Park Baseball Stadium. He took the mound in the eighth inning and allowed one hit but kept one scoreless inning.[4] Martínez made 60 appearances out of the bullpen for Chunichi in 2024, compiling a 2–3 record and 1.09 ERA with 59 strikeouts and 43 saves across 58 innings pitched.
International career
[edit]Martínez previously pitched for Vegueros de Pinar del Rio in the Cuban National Series. Martinez played for the Cuba national baseball team at the 2017 World Baseball Classic[5] and the 2023 World Baseball Classic.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Chunichi Dragons adds two Cuban players to Ikusei deal". 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Dragons rookie Raidel Martinez records first NPB victory". 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Raidel Martínez Cuban, Winter & Japanese Leagues Statistics & History".
- ^ "【オールスター】前日のヒーロー清宮斬り！ライデル・マルティネスが球宴に初出場し1イニング無失点（中日スポーツ）".
- ^ Lara-Cinisomo, Vince (February 8, 2017). "2017 CUBA WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC ROSTER". Baseball America. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "The Official Site of Major League Baseball". MLB.com.
External links
[edit]
Media related to Raidel Martínez at Wikimedia Commons
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors), NPB
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- Baseball players at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Chunichi Dragons players
- Cuban expatriate baseball players in Japan
- Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers
- Pan American Games competitors for Cuba
- Sportspeople from Pinar del Río
- Tigres de Ciego de Avila players
- Vegueros de Pinar del Rio players
- 2017 World Baseball Classic players
- 2023 World Baseball Classic players
- Cuban baseball pitcher stubs