Carmelo Martínez

Carmelo Martínez
Left fielder / First baseman
Born: July 28, 1960 (1960-07-28) Dorado, Puerto Rico
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 22, 1983 for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
October 2, 1991 for the Cincinnati Reds
Career statistics
Batting average	.245
Home runs	108
Runs batted in	424
Teams
Chicago Cubs (1983) San Diego Padres (1984-1989) Philadelphia Phillies (1990) Pittsburgh Pirates (1990-1991) Kansas City Royals (1991) Cincinnati Reds (1991) Orix BlueWave (1992) (NPB)
Career highlights and awards
National League pennant: 1984

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Salgado.

Carmelo Martínez Salgado (born July 28, 1960 in Dorado, Puerto Rico) is a former professional baseball player. He played all or part of nine seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily as a first baseman and outfielder, from 1983 to 1991. He also played one season in Japan for the Orix BlueWave in 1992. He is the cousin of Edgar Martínez.

On August 22, 1983, Martinez hit a home run in his very first major league at-bat for the Cubs. The homer came off Cincinnati's Frank Pastore in the 5th inning at Wrigley Field.

On December 7, 1983, Martinez was traded by the Cubs along with Craig Lefferts and Fritz Connally to the San Diego Padres for pitcher Scott Sanderson. He appeared in the 1984 World Series as a member of the Padres against the Detroit Tigers.

On July 25, 2008, Martinez was involved in a minor league brawl while serving as interim manager of the Chicago Cubs' Single-A affiliate Peoria Chiefs (Manager and Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg was in Cooperstown during the induction festivities) [1]. Carmelo approached Donnie Scott, manager of the Dayton Dragons and engaged in a heated discussion before shoving him, resulting in emptied benches. Pitcher Julio Castillo then attempted to throw a baseball into the opponent's dugout. Instead, he missed and hit a fan in the stands, leading to an arrest and felonious assault charge [2]. Sandberg has insisted that the brawl would not have occurred had he been managing the game [3]. He is currently the Cubs' Latin American field coordinator.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
• Baseball Almanac