Yadel Martí Carrillo (born July 22, 1979) is a

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n right-handed

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Career

Martí was 1-0 with two saves and no
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s at the
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, helping Cuba to a second-place finish. He was named to the all-tournament team. He also pitched for Cuba in the
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, coming one out short of a seven-inning perfect game against
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.

Defection
Martí was originally slated to play in the
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, but he and Yasser Gómez were kicked off the team in November 2008 for an unspecified reason, believed to be an attempted defection to the United States. Marti, Gómez and
Juan Yasser Serrano Juan Yasser Serrano (born March 3, 1988 in Villa Clara Province, Cuba) is a Cuban right-handed pitcher. Serrano pitched for Villa Clara in the Cuban National Series, where he had a 4-16 win–loss record and a 4.40 earned run average. He also pi ...
reportedly defected from Cuba in December 2008 in an effort to get to the Dominican Republic to seek a Major League Baseball career. In August 2009, they were declared free agents. Martí pitched in the
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in the winter of 2009-10 and joined
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of the
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in 2010, going 2-2 with a 4.19
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in eight starts.

Oakland Athletics
Martí signed with the
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as a free agent to a Minor League contract on August 6, 2010. Martí was invited to spring training with the Athletics in 2011 as a non-roster invitee. He played the 2011 season with the
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of the Class-A Advanced
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, the
Midland RockHounds The Midland RockHounds are a Minor League Baseball team based in Midland, Texas. The team, which plays in the Texas League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics major league club. The RockHounds play in Momentum Bank Ballpark, whic ...
of the Class-AA
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, and the
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of the Class-AAA
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.

Pitching style
Martí pitches with a pause in his delivery, in a similar fashion to many Japanese pitchers. He possesses a sharp-breaking curveball and a diving changeup to complement his fastball.201
Oakland Athletics Non-Roster Invitees
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See also
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List of baseball players who defected from Cuba This is a list of notable Cuban baseball players who have defected since the beginning of Fidel Castro's presidency. Prior to the Cuban Revolution, which saw Castro rise to power in 1959, Cuban-born players often played in the American Negro leag ...

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marti, Yadel 1979 births Living people Baseball players from Havana 2006 World Baseball Classic players Defecting Cuban baseball players Stockton Ports players Midland RockHounds players Sacramento River Cats players Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Baseball players at the 2003 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in baseball Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in baseball Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games