Corbin Montgomery Martin (born December 28, 1995) is an American

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for the

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(MLB). He previously played for the Houston Astros.

Career

Amateur

Martin attended

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, where he played baseball and football. He played

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. In 2016, he played collegiate summer baseball with the

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of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was selected by the Houston Astros in the second round of the

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Houston Astros

Martin pitched in his first professional season of 2017 with the

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and

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. In 32.2 innings pitched between both teams he was 0–1 with a 2.20 ERA. He started 2018 with the

Buies Creek Astros The Fayetteville Woodpeckers are a Minor League Baseball team of the Carolina League and the Single-A affiliate of the Houston Astros. They are located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and play their home games at Segra Stadium. From 2017 to ...

and was promoted to the

Corpus Christi Hooks The Corpus Christi Hooks are a Minor League Baseball team of the Texas League and the Double-A affiliate of the Houston Astros. They are located in Corpus Christi, Texas, and are named for the city's association with fishing. The team is owned by ...

during the season. In 25 games (21 starts) between the two teams, he compiled a 9–2 record with a 2.51 ERA and a 1.01 WHIP. He began 2019 with the

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, posting a 2–1 record with a 3.13 ERA in 37 innings. Martin was promoted to the major leagues for the first time on May 12, 2019, and made his major league debut versus the Texas Rangers. In five major league starts in 2019, Martin went 1–1 with a 5.59 ERA in 19 innings. On July 3, Martin underwent Tommy John surgery and missed the rest of the 2019 season.

Arizona Diamondbacks

Martin was traded on July 31, 2019, to the

(along with

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, Seth Beer, Joshua Rojas) and cash considerations in exchange for

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. He did not play the rest of 2019 and all of 2020 as he recovered from Tommy John surgery. Martin struggled in 2021. He started off in Triple-A with the

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, rehabbing from his Tommy John injury, and when he was eventually called up to the majors, he failed to impress. Across 5 games, Martin posted a 10.69 ERA, to go with an 0–3 record. On July 8, the Diamondbacks announced that Martin, who was on Reno's 7-day IL, had been shut down for the foreseeable future. He would not return to play in 2021. On April 23, 2022, the Diamondbacks recalled Martin from Triple-A Reno. Martin made 7 appearances (2 starts) for the Diamondbacks, posting an 0–1 record and 4.84 ERA with 21 strikeouts in 22.1 innings pitched. The majority of his season was spent in Reno, where he made 17 starts and pitched to a 6–7 record and 6.08 ERA with 79 strikeouts in 77.0 innings of work. On March 15, 2023, Martin suffered a tear in the lat tendon under his right shoulder during a spring training game. He later opted for surgery that would likely sideline him for the entire 2023 season.

Personal

Martin and his wife, Alyssa, were married in January 2020. Their first child, a son, was born in October 2020.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Corbin 1995 births Living people Arizona Diamondbacks players Baseball players from Houston Buies Creek Astros players Corpus Christi Hooks players Falmouth Commodores players Gulf Coast Astros players Houston Astros players Major League Baseball pitchers Mat-Su Miners players Reno Aces players Round Rock Express players Texas A&M Aggies baseball players Tri-City ValleyCats players