Javier Antonio Martínez (born February 5, 1977) was a
Major League Baseball
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pitcher.
Drafted by the
Chicago Cubs
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in the 3rd round of the
1994 MLB amateur draft, Martínez made his Major League Baseball debut with the
Pittsburgh Pirates
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on April 2, 1998, and appeared in his final game on September 27, 1998, though he continued to play for various minor league teams through .
See also
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List of Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico currently has the fourth-most active players in Major League Baseball (MLB) among Latin American jurisdictions, behind the Dominican Republic, Venezuela and Cuba. More than three hundred players from the archipelago have played in the ...
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1977 births
Living people
Altoona Curve players
Bowie Baysox players
Bridgeport Bluefish players
Chattanooga Lookouts players
Dayton Dragons players
Daytona Cubs players
Gulf Coast Cubs players
Hickory Crawdads players
Huntington Cubs players
Jackson Senators players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico
Mudville Nine players
Ottawa Lynx players
Baseball players from Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Pittsburgh Pirates players
Puerto Rican expatriate baseball players in Canada
Rockford Cubbies players
Stockton Ports players
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