{{Short description|Mexican baseball player (born 1996)}} {{Infobox baseball biography | name = Marcelo Martínez | image = | caption = | team = Wei Chuan Dragons | number = 10 | position = Pitcher | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|8|10}} | birth_place = Reynosa, Mexico | bats = Left | throws = Left | debutleague = CPBL | debutdate = April 19 | debutyear = 2024 | debutteam = Rakuten Monkeys | statyear = 2025 season | statleague = CPBL | stat1label = Win–loss record | stat1value = 26–11 | stat2label = Earned run average | stat2value = 2.28 | stat3label = Strikeouts | stat3value = 212 | teams = * Rakuten Monkeys ({{by|2024}}–{{by|2025}}) | highlights = * Taiwan Series champion ({{by|2025}}) }} '''Marcelo Martínez''' (born August 10, 1996) is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher for the Wei Chuan Dragons of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He has previously played in the CPBL for the Rakuten Monkeys.
==Career== ===Sultanes de Monterrey=== On June 7, 2017, Martinez signed with the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican League.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Marcelo Martinez Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News|url=https://www.milb.com/player/marcelo-martinez-666502|access-date=March 21, 2025|website=milb.com|language=en}}</ref> In 4 appearances for Monterrey, Martinez recorded a 3.00 ERA with 3 strikeouts across 3 innings of work.
===Kansas City Royals=== On March 7, 2018, Martinez signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals. In 13 games (11 starts) split between the rookie-level Idaho Falls Chukars, rookie-level Burlington Royals, and Single-A Lexington Legends, he accumulated an aggregate 6–4 record and 2.74 ERA with 90 strikeouts across 69 innings pitched.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Royals' Martinez fans 12 in one-hit shutout|url=https://www.milb.com/news/kansas-city-royals-prospect-marcelo-martinez-fans-12-in-one-hit-shutou-288460412|access-date=March 21, 2025|website=milb.com|language=en}}</ref>
Martinez spent the 2019 season split between Lexington and the High-A Wilmington Blue Rocks. In 27 appearances (21 starts) split between the two affiliates, he compiled a combined 6–7 record and 4.07 ERA with 118 strikeouts and 2 saves across {{fraction|130|1|3}} innings pitched. Martinez did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/2020-minor-league-baseball-season-canceled|access-date=March 21, 2025|website=mlb.com|language=en}}</ref>
Martinez returned to action in 2021 with the Double-A Northwest Arkansas Naturals and Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers. In 25 games (24 starts) for the two affiliates, he registered a cumulative 6–9 record and 5.11 ERA with 117 strikeouts across {{fraction|112|2|3}} innings pitched.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Marcelo Martinez - Baseball Statistics|url=https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player/211336/|access-date=March 21, 2025|website=thebaseballcube.com|language=en}}</ref> Martinez returned to the two affiliates in 2022, posting an aggregate 6–6 record and 6.17 ERA with 115 strikeouts over {{fraction|109|1|3}} innings of work.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Marcelo Martinez Stats & Scouting Report|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/2406-marcelo-martinez/stats/|access-date=March 21, 2025|website=baseballamerica.com|language=en}}</ref>
Martinez began the 2023 campaign with Triple-A Omaha, registering a 1–1 record and 4.29 ERA with 13 strikeouts across 9 appearances. Martinez was released by the Royals organization on June 27, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Marcelo Martínez, pitcher mexicano regresa a los Sultanes de Monterrey|url=https://www.telediario.mx/deportes/beisbol/marcelo-martinez-pitcher-mexicano-regresa-sultanes-monterrey|access-date=March 21, 2025|website=amp.telediario.mx|language=en}}</ref>
===Sultanes de Monterrey (second stint)=== On July 13, 2023, Martinez signed with the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican League.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Marcelo Martínez está de regreso con los Sultanes|url=https://www.elmanana.com/deportes/reynosaenaccion/marcelo-martinez-esta-de-regreso/5737550|access-date=March 21, 2025|website=elmanana.com|language=en}}</ref> In 5 games (3 starts) for the Sultanes down the stretch, Martinez logged a 2–0 record and 3.06 ERA with 17 strikeouts across {{fraction|17|2|3}} innings pitched.
===Rakuten Monkeys=== On February 7, 2024, Martinez signed with the Rakuten Monkeys of the Chinese Professional Baseball League.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rakuten Monkeys Sign Marcelo Martinez|url=http://cpblstats.com/rakuten-monkeys-sign-marcelo-martinez/|access-date=March 21, 2025|website=cpblstats.com|language=en}}</ref> In 24 starts for the Monkeys, he compiled a 13–3 record and 2.04 ERA with 114 strikeouts across {{fraction|149|2|3}} innings pitched.
On January 21, 2025, Martinez re-signed with Rakuten.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rakuten Monkeys Re-Sign Marcelo Martinez for 2025 Season|url=http://cpblstats.com/rakuten-monkeys-sign-marcelo-martinez-2025-season/|access-date=March 21, 2025|website=cpblstats.com|language=en}}</ref> In 25 starts for the team, he compiled a 13-8 record and 2.51 ERA with 98 strikeouts over 158 innings of work. With the Monkeys, Martinez won the 2025 Taiwan Series.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rakuten Monkeys Win 2025 Taiwan Series Championship|url=http://cpblstats.com/rakuten-monkeys-win-2025-taiwan-series-championship/|access-date=October 29, 2025|website=cpblstats.com|language=en}}</ref>
===Wei Chuan Dragons=== On January 7, 2026, Martinez signed with the Wei Chuan Dragons of the Chinese Professional Baseball League.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wei Chuan Dragons Sign Marcelo Martinez for 2026 Season|url=http://cpblstats.com/wei-chuan-dragons-sign-marcelo-martinez-2026-season/|access-date=January 16, 2026|website=cpblstats.com|language=en}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Martinez, Marcelo}} Category:1996 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Mexican sportsmen Category:Águilas de Mexicali players Category:Burlington Royals players Category:Idaho Falls Chukars players Category:Lexington Legends players Category:Mexican expatriate baseball players in Taiwan Category:Northwest Arkansas Naturals players Category:Omaha Storm Chasers players Category:Rakuten Monkeys players Category:Sultanes de Monterrey players Category:Wilmington Blue Rocks players