Yunior Marte (born February 2, 1995) is a Dominican professional

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for the

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(MLB). In 2012, he signed as an international

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with the

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. He made his MLB debut for the

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in 2022.

Career

Marte was born in

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, in the

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. During the offseason he lives in Santo Domingo Norte, Dominican Republic.

Kansas City Royals

On July 19, 2012, when he was 17 years of age, he was signed as an international

by the

for $200,000, but the supposed result of the medical exams said that he had an elbow injury, so the team gave up signing him and days later they negotiated with his agent Alberto Barjam and reached a $75,000 agreement. . In 2013, Marte was named Dominican Royals Pitcher of the Year in the Dominican Summer League, after going 4–3 with an ERA of 1.71 in 11 appearances covering innings. Marte spent the 2014 season with the rookie-level Burlington Royals, posting a 4–3 record and 3.44 ERA in 11 contests. In 2015, Marte played for the Single-A

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, recording a 4–5 record and 6.44 ERA with 60 strikeouts in 18 games. In 2016, for Single-A Lexington, Marte was 6–8 with one save and a 4.21 ERA in 26 games (7 starts), in which he pitched a career-high 107 innings, threw 19 wild pitches (2nd in the

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), led the league with 3 balks, and struck out 103 batters. He ranked sixth among

relievers, with a batting average against of .225. In 2017, Marte was a

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mid-season All Star with the High-A

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. Marte also made 17 appearances for the Double-A

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on the year, registering a 5.75 ERA with 38 strikeouts in 36 innings pitched. In 2018 pitching for the Class AA

he was 4–4 with two saves and a 2.91 ERA in 43 relief appearances in which Marte pitched innings and struck out 80 batters. In 2019, Marte split the year between Northwest Arkansas and the Triple-A

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. In 14 appearances between the two teams, he posted a 4.19 ERA with 15 strikeouts in innings of work. Marte did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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. On November 2, 2020, he elected minor league free agency.

San Francisco Giants

On December 9, 2020, Marte signed a minor league contract with the

organization. In 2021 for the Triple-A

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, Marte was 0–3 with four saves and a 3.49 ERA in 43 games (one start). The Giants added Marte to their

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following the 2021 season on November 7, 2021. After 3 scoreless appearances for Sacramento, on April 12, 2022, Marte was promoted to the major leagues for the first time to fill in for

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, who had been placed on paternity leave. Marte made his MLB debut that day, pitching a scoreless inning of relief and allowing one hit to close out a 13–2 victory over the San Diego Padres. Marte was optioned back to Triple-A the following day after

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was reinstated from the bereavement list. Pitching for the Giants in 2022, he was 1–1 with a 5.44 ERA in 39 relief appearances, in which he pitched 48 innings. Batters had a barrel percentage against him of 3.5%, in the lowest 3% in MLB. He mostly threw an 86 mph slider, a 97 mph sinker, and a 98 mph four-seam fastball. Pitching for Sacramento in 2022 he was 1–1 with three saves and a 3.16 ERA in 25 relief appearances, in which he pitched innings, giving up nine hits and striking out 35 batters.

Philadelphia Phillies

On January 9, 2023, the Giants traded Marte to the

in exchange for Erik Miller.

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