Dámaso Marte | |||
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Marte with the New York Yankees
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Relief pitcher | |||
Born: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
February 14, 1975 |||
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MLB debut | |||
June 30, 1999, for the Seattle Mariners | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
July 7, 2010, for the New York Yankees | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Win–loss record | 23–27 | ||
Earned run average | 3.48 | ||
Strikeouts | 533 | ||
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Career highlights and awards | |||
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Dámaso Marte Sabiñón (born February 14, 1975) is a former Dominican Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He played for the Seattle Mariners (1999), Pittsburgh Pirates (2001, 2006–2008), Chicago White Sox (2002–2005), and New York Yankees (2008–2011).
Marte was the winning pitcher of the longest World Series game ever played, Game 3 of 2005.
Marte was signed as an amateur free agent by the Seattle Mariners in 1992. He made his major league debut on June 30, 1999, against the Oakland Athletics.
On November 16, 2000, Marte signed with the New York Yankees, but was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates on June 13, 2001, for Enrique Wilson. In his Pirates debut, he hurled 3 innings of one-hit ball. He went on to throw 14 innings in which he only allowed 1 run and struck out a career-high 5 batters against the Cincinnati Reds.