Ramón Martínez (infielder)
| Ramón Martínez | |||
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| Infielder | |||
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Born: October 10, 1972 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 20, 1998, for the San Francisco Giants | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| June 2, 2009, for the New York Mets | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .262 | ||
| Home runs | 29 | ||
| Runs batted in | 242 | ||
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Ramón E. Martínez (born October 10, 1972 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a retired Major League Baseball utility infielder. He is the cousin of catcher Geovany Soto.
Martínez graduated from Escuela Superior Catolica High School and then attended Vernon Regional Junior College in Texas, where he played baseball and graduated in 1992. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Kansas City Royals on January 15, 1993.
Martínez made his professional baseball debut with the Gulf Coast Royals in the rookie leagues in 1993 and rose through the Royals farm system with stops in Wilmington, Wichita, and Omaha.
On December 9, 1996, Martínez was traded by the Royals to the San Francisco Giants for Jamie Brewington. He played with the Giants Double-A team in Shreveport and Triple-A teams in Phoenix and Fresno before finally getting his first shot at the big leagues.
Martínez made his major league debut on June 20, 1998, as the starting second baseman for the Giants against the San Diego Padres. He went 3 for 3 in his debut, with his first hit being a single off Mark Langston. He was the first Giant since Willie McCovey to register at least 3 hits in his first Major League game.
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