Adrián Misael Martínez (born December 10, 1996) is a Mexican

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for the Oakland Athletics of

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(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.

Career

San Diego Padres

Martínez signed with the

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as an international free agent in February 2015. He spent the 2015 season with the Dominican Summer League Padres, recording a 4.41 ERA with 19 strikeouts over innings. He missed the 2016 after undergoing Tommy John surgery. He returned in 2017 with the

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, going 2–3 with a 4.50 ERA and 37 strikeouts over 30 innings. He split the 2018 season between the

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of the Class A

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and the

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of the

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, combining to go 4–6 with a 6.90 ERA and 78 strikeouts over innings. He split the 2019 season between Fort Wayne and the

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of the

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California League, going a combined 7–4 with a 3.22 ERA and 76 strikeouts over 81 innings. Martínez did not play in 2020, with the cancelation of the minor league season due to the

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. He opened the 2021 season with the San Antonio Missions of the

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, going 7–3 with a 2.34 ERA and 83 strikeouts over innings. He was then promoted to the

El Paso Chihuahuas The El Paso Chihuahuas are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres. They are located in El Paso, Texas, and play their home games at Southwest University Park, which opened ...

of the

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league. Over 9 games for El Paso, Martínez went 1–2 with a 5.28 ERA and 39 strikeouts over innings. On November 7, 2021, Martínez was selected to San Diego's 40-man roster.

Oakland Athletics

On April 3, 2022, the Padres traded Martínez, along with Euribiel Angeles, to the Oakland Athletics for

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. He opened the 2022 season with the

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. On May 10, he was promoted to the active roster to make his MLB debut. He made his MLB debut that day, earning his first career victory with 5.1 shutout innings against the Detroit Tigers. Martínez was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas to begin the 2023 season.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Martinez, Adrian 1996 births Living people Sportspeople from Mexicali Mexican expatriate baseball players in the United States Major League Baseball players from Mexico Major League Baseball pitchers Oakland Athletics players Dominican Summer League Padres players Arizona League Padres players Tri-City Dust Devils players Fort Wayne TinCaps players Águilas de Mexicali players Lake Elsinore Storm players San Antonio Missions players El Paso Chihuahuas players Las Vegas Aviators players 2023 World Baseball Classic players