Yunior Marte

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Yunior Marte
Marte with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2024
Philadelphia Phillies – No. 43
Pitcher
Born: (1995-02-02) February 2, 1995 (age 29)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 12, 2022, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Win–loss record2–2
Earned run average5.26
Strikeouts82
Teams

Yunior Marte (born February 2, 1995) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). In 2012, he signed as an international free agent with the Kansas City Royals. He made his MLB debut for the San Francisco Giants in 2022.

Career[edit]

Marte was born in Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic.[1] During the offseason he lives in Santo Domingo Norte, Dominican Republic.[1]

Kansas City Royals[edit]

On July 19, 2012, when he was 17 years of age, he was signed as an international free agent by the Kansas City Royals for $200,000, but the supposed result of the medical exams said that he had an elbow injury, so the team gave up signing him and days later they negotiated with his agent Alberto Barjam and reached a $75,000 agreement. .[2][3][4] In 2013, Marte was named Dominican Royals Pitcher of the Year in the Dominican Summer League, after going 4–3 with an ERA of 1.71 in 11 appearances covering 47+1⁄3 innings.[1][4] Marte spent the 2014 season with the rookie-level Burlington Royals, posting a 4–3 record and 3.44 ERA in 11 contests. In 2015, Marte played for the Single-A Lexington Legends, recording a 4–5 record and 6.44 ERA with 60 strikeouts in 18 games.[5]

In 2016, for Single-A Lexington, Marte was 6–8 with one save and a 4.21 ERA in 26 games (7 starts), in which he pitched a career-high 107 innings, threw 19 wild pitches (2nd in the South Atlantic League), led the league with 3 balks, and struck out 103 batters.[5] He ranked sixth among South Atlantic League relievers, with a batting average against of .225.[1]

In 2017, Marte was a Carolina League mid-season All Star with the High-A Wilmington Blue Rocks.[6] Marte also made 17 appearances for the Double-A Northwest Arkansas Naturals on the year, registering a 5.75 ERA with 38 strikeouts in 36 innings pitched. In 2018 pitching for the Double–A Northwest Arkansas Naturals he was 4–4 with two saves and a 2.91 ERA in 43 relief appearances in which Marte pitched 80+1⁄3 innings and struck out 80 batters.[5]

Marte pitching for the Omaha Storm Chasers in 2019
Marte pitching for the Omaha Storm Chasers in 2019

In 2019, Marte split the year between Northwest Arkansas and the Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers. In 14 appearances between the two teams, he posted a 4.19 ERA with 15 strikeouts in 19+1⁄3 innings of work. Marte did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] On November 2, 2020, he elected minor league free agency.[3]

San Francisco Giants[edit]

On December 9, 2020, Marte signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants organization.[3] In 2021 for the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats, Marte was 0–3 with four saves and a 3.49 ERA in 43 games (one start).[5] The Giants added Marte to their 40-man roster following the 2021 season on November 7, 2021.[8]

After 3 scoreless appearances for Sacramento, on April 12, 2022, Marte was promoted to the major leagues for the first time to fill in for Tyler Rogers, who had been placed on paternity leave.[9] Marte made his MLB debut that day, pitching a scoreless inning of relief and allowing one hit to close out a 13–2 victory over the San Diego Padres.[10] Marte was optioned back to Triple-A the following day after John Brebbia was reinstated from the bereavement list.[11] On October 5, Marte earned his first career win after pitching two perfect innings against the San Diego Padres.[12]

Pitching for the Giants in 2022, he was 1–1 with a 5.44 ERA in 39 relief appearances, in which he pitched 48 innings.[13] Batters had a barrel percentage against him of 3.5%, in the lowest 3% in MLB.[14] He mostly threw an 86 mph slider, a 97 mph sinker, and a 98 mph four-seam fastball.[15] Pitching for Sacramento in 2022 he was 1–1 with three saves and a 3.16 ERA in 25 relief appearances, in which he pitched 25+2⁄3 innings, giving up nine hits and striking out 35 batters.[13]

Philadelphia Phillies[edit]

On January 9, 2023, the Giants traded Marte to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Erik Miller.[16]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Yunior Marte Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.
  2. ^ Scoles, Clint (April 5, 2016). "The Academy – Minor League Roster Breakdown, Part 1".
  3. ^ a b c "Yunior Marte Stats & Scouting Report – Baseball America". www.baseballamerica.com. July 16, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Prospect Watch: Yunior Marte". February 22, 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d "Yunior Marte Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  6. ^ "Yunior Marte Stats, Fantasy & News".
  7. ^ "2020 Minor League Season Canceled". mlbtraderumors.com. June 30, 2020.
  8. ^ "Giants add River Cats reliever to 40-man roster". MiLB.com.
  9. ^ Klopfer, Brady (April 12, 2022). "Giants call up Yunior Marte". McCovey Chronicles.
  10. ^ "Giants' Yunior Marte: Heads back to Triple-A". CBSSports.com. April 13, 2022.
  11. ^ Klopfer, Brady (April 13, 2022). "Brebbia returns, Marte optioned". McCovey Chronicles.
  12. ^ "Giants' Yunior Marte: Snags win in season finale". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  13. ^ a b "Yunior Marte Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  14. ^ "Yunior Marte Statcast, Visuals & Advanced Metrics | MLB.com". baseballsavant.com.
  15. ^ "BrooksBaseball.net Player Card: Yunior Marte". www.brooksbaseball.net.
  16. ^ "Giants' Erik Miller: Dealt to San Fran". cbssports.com. Retrieved January 9, 2023.

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