José Manuel Marte (born June 14, 1996) is a Dominican
professional baseball pitcher in the
Los Angeles Angels organization. He made his
Major League Baseball (MLB) debut for the Angels in 2021.
Career
San Francisco Giants
Marte signed up with the
San Francisco Giants as an international free agent in July 2015. He made his professional debut with the
Dominican Summer League Giants
The Dominican Summer League Giants or DSL Giants are a minor league baseball team in the Dominican Summer League. The team plays in the Boca Chica South division and is affiliated with the San Francisco Giants.
History
The team first came into e ...
, posting a 1.89 ERA in 5 games. Marte split the 2016 season between the rookie-level
AZL Giants and the Low-A
Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, accumulating a 2-5 record and 5.24 ERA in 15 games (14 of them starts). The following year, Marte played for the Single-A
Augusta GreenJackets, pitching to a 7-7 record and 4.70 ERA in 25 starts. In 2019, Marte played for the High-A
San Jose Giants, recording a 3-9 record and 5.59 ERA with 80 strikeouts in 74.0 innings across 18 games. Marte did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the
COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, Marte began the year with the High-A
Eugene Emeralds, and was promoted to the Double-A
Richmond Flying Squirrels after 5 games. He logged a 3.57 ERA in 19 games for Richmond.
Los Angeles Angels
On July 30, 2021, the Giants traded Marte,
Sam Selman
Samuel Ayres Selman (born November 14, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the High Point Rockers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco G ...
, and Ivan Armstrong to the
Los Angeles Angels in exchange for
Tony Watson. He was assigned to the Double-A
Rocket City Trash Pandas, where he made three scoreless appearances, and also struggled to an 8.59 ERA in 7 games for the Triple-A
Salt Lake Bees.
The Angels called up Marte to the major leagues for the first time on August 20, 2021. He made his MLB debut that day, tossing 2 scoreless innings against the
Cleveland Indians. Marte finished his rookie year with a 9.00 ERA in 4 big league appearances.
Marte split the 2022 season between the Angels and Salt Lake. He struggled to a 7.36 ERA with 15 strikeouts across 11 appearances for the Angels, while posting an improved 5.45 ERA with 46 strikeouts and 3 saves in 34 games for the Bees.
On March 20, 2023, Marte was shut down for four weeks after being diagnosed with a stress reaction is his right elbow. On August 22, he was activated from the injured list and subsequently optioned to Triple–A Salt Lake.
On December 4, 2023, Marte re–signed with the Angels on a minor league contract.
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marte, Jose
1996 births
Living people
Arizona Complex League Angels players
Arizona League Giants players
Augusta GreenJackets players
Dominican Summer League Giants players
Eugene Emeralds players
Inland Empire 66ers players
Los Angeles Angels players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic
Richmond Flying Squirrels players
Rocket City Trash Pandas players
Salem-Keizer Volcanoes players
Salt Lake Bees players
San Jose Giants players
Tigres del Licey players